10-10-2017, 12:09 PM
(10-10-2017, 12:02 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Actually, that put the fear of god in them far more. The Trump endorsement was perceived as him caving to establishment interests. The fact that his endorsed candidate lost is proof that Trump voters will "save Trump from Trump". Essentially, the Trump effect is alive and well, even if Trump doesn't always directly benefit from it.
Yeah, that is something I think a lot of people missed on the Alabama situation. He endorsed the establishment candidate, likely based on pressure from those around him. Trump's ideologically aligned with the one that won much more so than the guy he endorsed.
That, and the GOP voters are still behind him. I saw an 88-20 approval split on a Pew post recently, where 88% of Rep voters approve, and only 20% of Dems. And the base in the Midwest is more approving of him.
So yeah, lots being missed when looking at this by people on the left.
