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Why Trump’s such an A — hole
He’s signaling his reliability to white Christian racists
One question that has been absolutely perplexing to most political observers who have not bought into the Trump cult is why his supporters are so loyal. As the man himself stated, “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.” But why him?
Trump, after all, is an incompetent boob. It is hard to imagine a time since World War II when the United States was in worse shape than it is today, and most of these problems can be laid squarely at Trump’s feet. His stupidity is laughable, and indeed Sarah Cooper has made a career out of illustrating just how idiotic he is. With his spray tan and his pathetic comb-over, he is an easy target for cartoonists. His speeches are actually long and boring. With his multiple divorces, p — — y grabbing, and friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, his personal life is an easy target. And his supposed business acumen has been exposed for what it was: a fraud perpetrated upon us by the producers of The Apprentice. So this is salvation of the right?
I may not like Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio, but at least I will acknowledge that they are intelligent, and that their personal lives are above reproach. The thought of another Bush in the White House makes my skin crawl, but at least Jeb Bush was…
