The Partisan Divide on Issues

[David Horn]

(07-26-2021, 05:18 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(07-11-2021, 06:34 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: Intellectually-hollow as Palin and Trump are, they succeeded to the extent that they did with dishonesty among the gullible. Many people believe whatever is convenient for them at the time, which explains the knack of confidence artists for flattering their marks.

I just have the feeling that the what is left of the Republican base cares more about having a racist president than it d does about democracy.  It isn't that they are being dishonest to themselves, but they are ashamed of their true motivations.

I think it's even simpler: they just want to win.  Many in the Trump circle have had lives of quiet desparation or disappointmnt, and Trump offered them a chance to stick it their enemies.  They don't have to win as long as you lose (ha-ha-ha).