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The Crew is about to leave the Political Sandbox when we asked ourselves what makes a person vote for Tr@mp. We typed into Google this very same question, and an article appeared from CBS News dated 8/20/23 that answered some of our questions.
In the Crew's opinion a Tr@mp supporter has been brainwashed to believe in hate, and fear of losing their White Privilege. These individuals
have been brainwashed into believing that an Authoritarian Regime is the best choice for them.
The average Tr@mp supporter doesn't realize that they are in a cult, a political system where the members have a religious veneration and devotion directed towards Tr@mp.
They completely believe in Tr@mpism even though it is against their own best interests. Trumpism is the political ideology, social emotions, style of governance, political movement, and set of mechanisms for acquiring and keeping control of power associated with Donald Tr@mp and his political base.
Tr@mp supporters are anti anti, they worship the gospel of hate and fear, and it's their way or the highway.
What it will take to convert a brainwashed Tr@mp supporter the Crew does not have the answer, but we keep on trying. We hope that the reader understands where our Nation is at this moment in time. The Crew will accept no excuses from you, if you don't vote Blue on 11/5/24.
CBS NEWS POLL FINDS TFG BIG LEAD GROWS AS GOP VOTERS DISMISS INDICTMENTS
Well, there's no debate about this: Right now, the Republican Party would easily renominate Donald Trump for 2024. And it's not close.
The former president now holds his largest lead over his rivals in our polling amid his recent legal troubles. In fact, most of his voters cite those troubles as yet one more reason to show him support.
His nearest — but not too near — rival Ron DeSantis has fallen even further back. Everyone else is in single digits.
Trump voters' affinity for him seems to insulate the former president from attacks whether or not he debates this week, because voters basically say they aren't receptive to such criticism.
Instead, a whopping nine in 10 GOP primary voters want the other candidates to focus on making the case for themselves, but not against Trump.
(In interviews conducted before there were reports that Trump has decided to skip the debate, his voters were likelier than others to both say he should participate in the event and that they intend to watch.)
Explaining Trump's dominance post-indictments
First, as was the case with Trump's previous indictments, Republican primary voters' overwhelming concern about the Georgia charges is that they're politically motivated.
They dismiss the premise of the charges: the bulk of them do think Trump tried to stay in office, but to them, it was legal and constitutional because these Republican primary voters overwhelmingly think President Biden didn't win legitimately.
There may be a rally effect: a sizable three-quarters of Trump's voters include those who "show support for his legal troubles" as one rationale, among others, for considering him in the first place.
Second, information in the indictments doesn't have an impact, in part, because they generally believe it's Trump who tells them the truth.
Trump far and away leads the GOP field among voters who place top importance on a candidate being "honest and trustworthy."
The context here is that Republican primary voters believe the political system is corrupt at an even higher rate than Americans overall do. That could mean perceiving Trump as railing against — or prosecuted by — that system might well make him seem, from their perspective, like the one telling a larger truth.
More generally, Trump's voters hold him as a source of true information, even more so than other sources, including conservative media figures, religious leaders, and even their own friends and family.
Third, Trump is seen as getting all the political oxygen in the campaign.
Half the primary electorate says there's been too much coverage of Trump. Clearly, much of that is related to the negative stories about his indictments.
GOP primary voters say they've been hearing Republican candidates talk about Trump-related topics as much as, if not more than, either economic issues more generally or social and cultural issues.
Fourth, Trump "checks the boxes" across all the ways voters generally make choices.
His track record shows that those considering him almost all think things were better in the country under his presidency. And the vast majority say they've "always been a supporter." Together, these appear to contribute to a powerful "incumbency advantage" for Trump.
It could be strategic: Republican voters think Trump has the best shot to beat Mr. Biden — remember, many think he already did. And that's really important to them, outweighing even some disagreements on policy. (Of note: Ron DeSantis has fallen on this electability measure since earlier in the summer, along with his support.)
There's also Trump's personal connection: Almost all his voters say he "fights for people like me."
And then, in particular, a large majority of primary voters would want a candidate similar to Trump, if it were not him. So, they're picking the original, as it were.
So, what can happen at a debate: Is there a way forward for others?
If there is, that path looks pretty narrow. But here's what we see:
Time may help the field. It's early. And voters know it.
For the voters at least actively considering someone else along with Trump, their rationale most often is that they're just keeping their options open. About half of them also say they are "waiting to see the debate." That might be the most hopeful news for those candidates going into the week.
(It is also a reminder that it's another six or seven months before the bulk of voters get to cast ballots.)
A sizable four in 10 of these voters do cite Trump being "controversial" as another reason for considering others, perhaps reflecting uncertainty about what his future holds, and that it's a talking point for other candidates. Comparably few currently say it's because they think Trump could lose to Mr. Biden.
Pocketbook items matter across the electorate.
Republican primary voters and debate watchers want to hear candidate plans for lowering inflation, among other policy goals — especially since most of them think the economy will be in recession next year. (However, partisan lenses deeply color those views.)
But desire to hear about inflation far outranks items like stopping abortions, or putting limits on diversity programs.
And in that vein, strictly anti-Trump sentiment isn't enough to win right now
THE DEVIL TRUMP WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA
(Lyrics)
The devil Trump went down to Georgia
He was lookin' for a vote to steal
He was in a bind
And he was willin' to lie and squeal
When he came across this young lady
Leaning ' over a law book and reading ' it hot
And Trump jumped
Up on a hickory stump
And said girl let me tell you what
I guess you didn't know it
But I'm a lawyer too
And if you care to take a dare I'll make a bet with you
Now you play a pretty good jury, girl
But give the devil Trump his due
I'll bet an election of lies
Against your soul
Cause I think I'm better than you
The girl said my name's Fani
And it might be a sin
But I'll take your bet
And you're gonna regret
Cause I'm the best there's ever been
The devil Trump opened up his call
And he said I'll start this show
And fire flew from his lips
As he started down the road to his fall
When the devil finished
Fani said well you're pretty good old son
Just sit down in that wittiness chair right there
And let me show you how it's done
She played, Felony committed by Trump
And I can prove it too, go irl go
Trumps in prison in the Atlanta Sun
Chickenshit caught in a crime, picken' out dough
Giuliani does your boy bite
Damn right bro
The devil Trump bowed his head
Because he knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that worthless scam
On the ground at Fani’s feet
Fani said, Trump just spend 5 years in the pen
If you ever want to try again
I done told you once you son of a bitch
I'm the best there's ever been
These IDIOTIC TRUMP SUPPORTERS are so STUPID, so mixed up by all the misinformation they hear, that they can't even organize a rally without having doubts about its authenticity:
"On both Truth Social and X, the Elon Musk-owned platform formerly known as Twitter, conservative users worried that undercover law enforcement officials and antifa activists were behind the rally, planning to use it as a "setup" to arrest Trump supporters.
"Watch out for the FBI and antifa/blm to stir up a riot," a social media user with the display name "Ultra Maga" wrote. "Be careful, it could be a setup just like the J6," another user wrote. "Watch out for FBI plants," echoed another user. "They can play havoc with your peaceful plans." The social media posts were highlighted by Advance Democracy, a nonpartisan research organization."
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