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Trump's "unforced errors" don't and won't cost him any support among the 45% of voters who will vote against the Democratic nominee no matter who the Democratic candidate is, just as Biden's weaknesses as a candidate won't cost him any support among the 45% of voters who will vote against any Republican.
That's the bit of the psychology I don't get.
Sure. If it was Chris Christie (just to pick someone with experience), I get it. Reps would rally behind him, and Dems would attack him. And vice versa with Biden. Totally understand.
But Trump? He says stupid things, he does stupid things, he (and/or his company) has been found guilty of various offenses, and he (they) are charged with even more (pending trials). He is a reprehensible excuse for a human being. He has zero redeeming qualities. So other than those who agree with his hateful, authoritarian, points of view, he should have NO support.
As a hypothetical, if there were a Dem that was equally awful, running against (again, pick someone) Christie, I would vote for Christie. He may not do what I want, but he isn't so awful that he might bring the democracy crumbling down (or try to).
It truly is the lesser of two evils. I think a lot of Reps do get that (e.g. the Lincoln Project Reps), but not enough of them.
