The members of the cult are fully aware that he cheats and admire him for it. But I think Cheney's calculation is that those die-hard cultists are actually a much smaller minority (and shrinking) than is mostly portrayed. I still think your vision is correct; she and her ilk will slowly peel away those who question whether or not backing…
The members of the cult are fully aware that he cheats and admire him for it. But I think Cheney's calculation is that those die-hard cultists are actually a much smaller minority (and shrinking) than is mostly portrayed. I still think your vision is correct; she and her ilk will slowly peel away those who question whether or not backing Trump is wise. But his criminal conviction would only harden support from the cultists, who will see it as persecution. The real question is their numbers. I hope Cheney is right that they are few. I fear otherwise.
The members of the cult are fully aware that he cheats and admire him for it. But I think Cheney's calculation is that those die-hard cultists are actually a much smaller minority (and shrinking) than is mostly portrayed. I still think your vision is correct; she and her ilk will slowly peel away those who question whether or not backing Trump is wise. But his criminal conviction would only harden support from the cultists, who will see it as persecution. The real question is their numbers. I hope Cheney is right that they are few. I fear otherwise.