Just exactly how delusional are Trump voters? It is hard to gauge, but this poll gives some guidance.



"PPP's newest national poll finds that Donald Trump's approval rating is pretty steady in the wake of the Charlottesville attack, probably because his supporters think that whites and Christians are the most oppressed groups of people in the country. 40% of voters approve of the job Trump is doing to 53% who disapprove, little change from the 41/55 spread we found for him in July.

The reason Trump hasn't lost more ground for his widely panned response to the attack is probably that many of his supporters agree with some of the beliefs that led white supremacists to rally in Charlottesville in the first place. Asked what racial group they think faces the most discrimination in America, 45% of Trump voters say it's white people followed by 17% for Native Americans with 16% picking African Americans, and 5% picking Latinos. Asked what religious group they think faces the most discrimination in America, 54% of Trump voters says it's Christians followed by 22% for Muslims and 12% for Jews. There is a mindset among many Trump voters that it's whites and Christians getting trampled on in America that makes it unlikely they would abandon Trump over his 'both sides' rhetoric."




Yup, Trump voters think white Christians face the most discrimination in America. Maybe they think that people burning crosses are somehow attacking Christianity??

Even though I am persuaded by this argument, please do remind me again why we should be concerning ourselves with the opinions of Trump voters who are obviously living in lala land? It isn't really an empathy gap. It is the difference between rationalism and base line stupidity.

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