re: #97 HappyWarrior

I think you’re right about that. At the same time though I must agree with Charles that the base loves the shit Trump feeds them and it enables them. It’s tough to see how much this is going to have a backlash. I don’t talk politics much with my SiL’s sisters and friends(all mostly naturalized immigrants or children of immigrants themselves) but I do know they’re definitely watching rhetoric about immigrants.

The thing is, the GOP base votes no matter what. Despite how they remember 2012 (“Conservatives were depressed and didn’t show up”). in actual fact they were energized by the belief that they were going to get rid of Obama. They were CONVINCED of it, they were enthusiastic.

And they always vote. I’ve never seen anything to suggest they sit out any election in large numbers. That’s us.