Liberals are continually amazed that Trump's supporters stick with him no matter what outrages he commits: we keep thinking, "This time he's gone too far," and we keep being wrong. Here's why:
1. Trump voters, in the main, think the system is rigged against them.
81% of Trump voters say that “Compared to 50 years ago, life for people like me is worse” – (vs only 19% of Clinton voters).
2. When people feel the system is rigged against them, they vote for whoever promises to smash it.
That’s Trump. And he’s doing quite a good job of smashing it. If that’s what you want, he’s your man.
3. When those who are identified with the rigged system -- that is, us -- act outraged, that means – for Trump voters – that he must be doing the right thing.
Therefore: The more outraged we are, the more they support him.
This makes sense. But if we can make them realize that it's more complex than us supporting or seeing no problem with the rigged system,that may weaken the behavior you outline in point three. Some people really do feel that the system is fine, but most liberal types recognize that there are several very serious ways in which "the system" is seriously flawed and getting worse.
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