I had this very thought and went to see how many people had participated in the "Trump administration" thread just to get a ballpark number. It's more than I thought.
I'm open to the idea that the majority wants more moderating - but it just doesn't jive with the feeling I get from participating in the discussions everyday. Seems to be moderator driven - in which case, I wonder if there are ways we can reduce the burden from them? Maybe there's a hybrid approach where they only tend to certain types of reported posts? I dunno.