I have noted previously that the best insight I ever had into politics came when a character in a dream told me that voters didn’t really expect politicians to solve their problems–they just needed to know that the candidate’s heart was in the right place. Based on that, I have speculated that Trump voters don’t really think he can force Mexico to pay for the wall or ban Muslims from the country; it is intent that matters, not results.
Both the NYT and the WaPo have run articles over the last two weeks about surveys of Trump voters which show precisely that. QED.
I will be on vacation until next Wednesday, so blogging will be discontinued until then. I should have plenty of fresh material when I return.