Quote (Black XistenZ @ Jun 21 2018 05:49pm)
I think almost all "cultists" agree that Trump's communication, his tweets and his personal conduct are a disaster. But unlike the #Resistance, they agree with Trump on almost all major policy points, they agree with the general direction that he's standing for.
I've said it before: Trump's agenda could reach approval ratings north of 60% if it was propagated by a less flawed and erratic messenger.
I think almost all of the somewhat intelligent cultists believe that, and I'm happy to see you admit it. There's a certain segment of the Trump cult that really do wholeheartedly agree with whatever he says or does though. Just watch the CNN interviews.
I understand the cultists in the media(Hannity, Ingraham, Carlson) overlooking that disastrous conduct to some extent. But they should realize that if they didn't overlook it, maybe the guy would suffer consequences and change his behavior.
I agree with your last sentence a lot. I don't think Trump is a guy who can control himself. If he had message discipline, and didn't create problems for himself(like the recent policy of taking kids from migrant parents), his approval rating could be much higher. I think most people like it when politicians don't sound like politicians, but Trump takes it way too far.