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Probably most here have seen the polls that show a majority (usually well over 50%) of Trump voters would vote for Trump even if he left the Republican Party (which means those Republicans who don't support him would have to be the one's leaving, not Trump). But this poll has some other questions I think are revealing about Trump voters:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/poli...765406002/
Trump voters are prepared to punish those who crossed him. Eight in 10 say they would be less likely to vote for a Republican candidate who supported Trump's impeachment, as 10 representatives did in the House. An equal portion, 80%, say the seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump were motivated by political calculations, not their consciences.
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Only 4% say the impeachment trial made them less supportive of Trump; 42% say it made them more supportive. Fifty-four percent say it didn't affect their support.
Most Trump voters embrace a version of events on Jan. 6 that has been debunked by independent fact checkers and law enforcement agencies.
Asked to describe what happened during the assault on the Capitol, 58% of Trump voters call it "mostly an antifa-inspired attack that only involved a few Trump supporters." That's more than double the 28% who call it "a rally of Trump supporters, some of whom attacked the Capitol." Four percent call it "an attempted coup inspired by President Trump."
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I've simplified this the best I can:
These people are idiots, insane, or traitors.
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Dennis S wrote:
I've simplified this the best I can:
These people are idiots, insane, or traitors.
Yes, and there's approximately 74 million of them.
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mrbigstuff wrote:
[quote=Dennis S]
I've simplified this the best I can:
These people are idiots, insane, or traitors.
Yes, and there's approximately 74 million of them.
Since we didn't have 100% turnout, there's even more than that.
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lost in space wrote:
See post down page: Cambridge University: people with extremist views less able to do complex mental tasks. Think there's a connection?
It can be tricky to ferret out cause and effect when other significant factors also play a role. For example, I think a big part of what drives the thinking of a lot of Trump voters is white culture (especially Christian) tribalism where the tribe is aggrieved and angry and inclined to rally around a strong-man for the tribe. Perturbed reactionaries with Trump as the strong man. But it is interesting that they chose a con-man for their strong man. That might have something to do with a con-man that is adept at attuning himself to the sentiments of the tribe, but it's not a stretch to think that having a more difficult time dealing with complex tasks might potentially have something noteworthy to do with them falling for the con.
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I just realized that the poll I cited in the OP is the same poll Ombligo posted about earlier. Duh, sorry. I should have just posted the OP in that thread.
