Like Kim, I also have a friend, a very character-driven man (seriously one of the highest character-driven people I know who's CONSTANTLY trying to polish his character) who thinks the Democratic Party would run the country into the ground, financially-speaking. Turning the good ole US of A into a land of Socialist mediocrity.
I appreciate you asking the question because I was able to have a wonderful discussion with my mom today (who historically has voted Republican) about this very thing. Especially given a large portion of Trump support are middle-America Christians voting for a man who so obviously could give two shits about the bible and Christianity, other than it will get him elected.
I do believe Trump, despite being so anti-politician, is a good at crafting the narrative and latching onto anything that riles up support for him in order to re-direct the national attention from what (I think) to be an abysmal running of the country.
Just today I tried "putting myself in the other position" and wonder if I would vote for a much higher character Republican if he were to run on the idea of "opening up all National Parks to Oil & gas exploitation, err... exploration." I don't think I would because I care too much about that issue.
Might be something similar. Maybe it's an "issue" thing.
I also think, for some people, Trump's antics and mannerisms appeal to them - they want someone who's "tough" and "doesn't back down" and "holds to his guns (no pun intended)" - these can be very American, i.e. individualistic, qualities.
My trainer, who I work with 2 times a week, was going to vote for Trump. She doesn't like him at all, but feels that the Democrat's platform would be disaster. Finally she has moved to saying that she will vote for neither Trump or Biden. I have 60 or so more days to work on her. I think where you or I might think that a dismal character is the key determinate, platform might be the deciding factor for someone else. I am reminded about something Ann Landers said, that in the end, you have to decide if are you better off married or not? For me, the suggestion from Ms. Landers is that we shouldn't look at our partner's shortcomings but rather look at the whole picture. And we may see that picture in a different light than someone else.
It's safer to be feared than to be loved, might be one anti-character strategy.
Like Kim, I also have a friend, a very character-driven man (seriously one of the highest character-driven people I know who's CONSTANTLY trying to polish his character) who thinks the Democratic Party would run the country into the ground, financially-speaking. Turning the good ole US of A into a land of Socialist mediocrity.
I appreciate you asking the question because I was able to have a wonderful discussion with my mom today (who historically has voted Republican) about this very thing. Especially given a large portion of Trump support are middle-America Christians voting for a man who so obviously could give two shits about the bible and Christianity, other than it will get him elected.
I do believe Trump, despite being so anti-politician, is a good at crafting the narrative and latching onto anything that riles up support for him in order to re-direct the national attention from what (I think) to be an abysmal running of the country.
Just today I tried "putting myself in the other position" and wonder if I would vote for a much higher character Republican if he were to run on the idea of "opening up all National Parks to Oil & gas exploitation, err... exploration." I don't think I would because I care too much about that issue.
Might be something similar. Maybe it's an "issue" thing.
I also think, for some people, Trump's antics and mannerisms appeal to them - they want someone who's "tough" and "doesn't back down" and "holds to his guns (no pun intended)" - these can be very American, i.e. individualistic, qualities.
Why do the abused stay with the abuser?
Myopic reality besets.
My trainer, who I work with 2 times a week, was going to vote for Trump. She doesn't like him at all, but feels that the Democrat's platform would be disaster. Finally she has moved to saying that she will vote for neither Trump or Biden. I have 60 or so more days to work on her. I think where you or I might think that a dismal character is the key determinate, platform might be the deciding factor for someone else. I am reminded about something Ann Landers said, that in the end, you have to decide if are you better off married or not? For me, the suggestion from Ms. Landers is that we shouldn't look at our partner's shortcomings but rather look at the whole picture. And we may see that picture in a different light than someone else.