Thanks to the reader who sent me this, as it provides hope. It’s possible that significant numbers of Trump supporters will come to realize that they’ve been conned, and that virtually nothing in this country is better under this administration …

Trump Supporters Just May Figure This Out Read More »

With virtually every passing day we learn about a new way that Trump voters and supporters hurt themselves.  Here’s one I didn’t see coming.

As I was explaining to my mom last night on the phone, Trump supporters may be happy with what they see coming out of the White House, but the rest of the world is simply horrified.

In my recent post: Trump Voters Got Fleeced, But It’s No Big Deal, I pointed out that the MAGA crowd has no interest in calling Trump out on his BS. This is fundamentally how he won the 2024 election: he has …

Trump Supporters Don’t Care That He Lies Read More »

The meme here isn’t quite correct.  Trump supporters aren’t avoiding the truth about their hero; they’re not pretending to be unaware of his lies, racism, cancellation of women’s rights, and criminality.  They openly embrace this stuff; it’s what attracts them …

Comparing Our Times with the Days of the Nazis Read More »

Unfortunately, the meme hear is incorrect.  Yes, the flags on the left are flown almost exclusively by Trump supporters, but at least nine out of ten Americans who display the flag on the right also support the former president. This …

The Usurpation of the American Flag by the Far-Right Republicans Read More »

The  Trump supporters who bought the Big Lie “reasoned” that Biden couldn’t have gotten anywhere near 81 million votes, because he didn’t have rallies. The truth, of course, is that the typical Democrat has an extremely limited appetite for going …

Democrat Rallies Read More »

As noted previously, there are two distinct types of Trump supporters: a) Amoral/immoral rich people, who, at the top echelon, donate huge sums of money in exchange for tax breaks at the corporate and personal levels, and b) working-class white …

Yes, There Is Money in Politics, But Some of It Is Far Dirtier (and Stupider) than the Rest Read More »

Note that there is nothing about this guy, his car, or his sign that associates him directly with a certain presidential candidate.  But is there really any doubt? Trump says he likes the uneducated, and it’s pretty clear why. There …

Supporters of the Major Presidential Candidates Are Easy to Spot Read More »

I don’t know how readers play the New York Times daily games like Wordle, but the meme here reminds me of a clue from yesterday’s “The Mini” (crossword).  The clue was “PR concern” and the answer was “image.” Does this …

Trump Supporters and “Image” Read More »