Here's what we know: Trump shot up in the polls once the indictments started. This assumes he attracted some support from those who aren't in his cult, people who don't buy the idea he's a great persecuted martyr, but could be starting to think he's too obsessed over. There are varying degrees of anti-establishment voters, many who think…
Here's what we know: Trump shot up in the polls once the indictments started. This assumes he attracted some support from those who aren't in his cult, people who don't buy the idea he's a great persecuted martyr, but could be starting to think he's too obsessed over. There are varying degrees of anti-establishment voters, many who think the system is corrupt or unfair. As Mona points out, people aren't widely plugged-in to what's happening, how grave the threat is, or to the details of what Trump has said and done since the 2020 election. Many don't trust the legal system and see news surrounding Trump as background noise. They may dismiss him as a loudmouth with no teeth, but know the system has teeth and can be merciless. I agree with Mona about the cameras. I do not think seeing him sitting in a federal court drives as many swing voters away as it attracts, judging by how the indictments have coincided with his rise in the polls. I'd rather see Biden surrogates dispassionately detail his extremism -- not judge it, not rail against it, describe and detail it. And it would be nice if there were less opportunities for Trump to play the martyr to a corrupt system. Just because we see through his act doesn't mean it doesn't work to some degree on others, some of them swing voters in swing states.
Here's what we know: Trump shot up in the polls once the indictments started. This assumes he attracted some support from those who aren't in his cult, people who don't buy the idea he's a great persecuted martyr, but could be starting to think he's too obsessed over. There are varying degrees of anti-establishment voters, many who think the system is corrupt or unfair. As Mona points out, people aren't widely plugged-in to what's happening, how grave the threat is, or to the details of what Trump has said and done since the 2020 election. Many don't trust the legal system and see news surrounding Trump as background noise. They may dismiss him as a loudmouth with no teeth, but know the system has teeth and can be merciless. I agree with Mona about the cameras. I do not think seeing him sitting in a federal court drives as many swing voters away as it attracts, judging by how the indictments have coincided with his rise in the polls. I'd rather see Biden surrogates dispassionately detail his extremism -- not judge it, not rail against it, describe and detail it. And it would be nice if there were less opportunities for Trump to play the martyr to a corrupt system. Just because we see through his act doesn't mean it doesn't work to some degree on others, some of them swing voters in swing states.