Or even what he says.
It’s that so many Americans may not admit it but they
agree with Trump. They might not like
him as a person. They may think he’s an
embarrassment as President. They may
cringe when he lets loose on someone he doesn’t like. They’ll concede at times he’s an obnoxious
asshole.
Still, his policies largely reflect what they believe. He’s doing what they want him to. He’s saying what they think much of the time.
And he says it in a way they can understand, in words they would use
themselves. He’s a more accurate and
authentic reflection of them than any other politician on the national stage
today. Or perhaps in years.
Sure, he’s a billionaire with a fashion-model wife and an
MBA from Wharton. As the President of
the United States he’s also the most powerful man in the world.
But he never talks down to his supporters. They all know
he’s not a regular guy – he’ll never be just like them – but the refreshing
part is that he never pretends to be that, either. They know he’ll never tell them he “feels
their pain,” because that would be fake.
There’s no way a guy like him could feel their pain or know what it’s
like to live paycheck to paycheck. How
would he?
He does, however, recognize their frustration at being
ignored and continually ridiculed by the left and the media for their beliefs,
their patriotism, their optimism, and for holding to their values. While he may not be one of them, they feel
he’s always fighting for them and what they believe.
That’s most important to them. They can clearly separate their feelings
about Trump the man from his policies. They may not like him as a person, but
they like what he’s accomplishing and for taking on the battles he’s willing to
fight on their behalf.
That’s why they voted for him. And probably will again.
This has been the problem for Democrats and the media all
along: they simply can’t understand why so many Americans support Trump, when
he’s so personally unpopular. They can’t
grasp the difference between support and personal popularity.
Ever since Trump announced he was running for President the
media and the Democrats have launched attacks almost exclusively on Trump the
man. They’ve made sure everyone knew he cheated on his wife with pornstars and
Playboy playmates and paid them to keep quiet. He did shady business deals and
declared bankruptcy a few times, stiffing his vendors. He refused to release his taxes even though
in recent years most candidates did voluntarily. He was a bully, a draft
dodger, a possible sexual predator, and all-around sorry excuse for a human being.
For God’s sake, he was a reality-show star! Not a seasoned,
rational politician. He’d never held
elected office. There was no telling
what a man like him would do if he won.
And then he won. He ended the prospect for a Clinton
dynasty. He stopped the Bush dynasty
dead in its tracks. The permanent
political class in DC was horrified.
They shouldn’t have been surprised. But they were, mainly because they never
listened to what he was saying in his rallies. Or the reaction he was getting from
those who attended the rallies. The
political establishment was too focused on the man, rather than his
message. They obviously felt if they
discredited the man, no one would care about his message.
They should have listened.
If they had, they’d have known that the Trump movement was bigger than
Trump the man. Yes, he was a gifted messenger yet that wasn’t it. He spoke directly to the masses – not over
the masses or through the media. He was
raw; he was real. If he was attacked, he
punched back. Wasn’t always pretty but clearly he was no patsy.
He talked about things that mattered to ordinary citizens: jobs, supporting law enforcement, stopping
illegal immigration, ending foreign wars, rebuilding our defenses, reducing
taxes, protecting their rights – including to own a gun, and taking back power
from unelected bureaucrats in DC and giving it back to the citizens. He promised to remake the courts with judges
who strictly followed the Constitution instead of with more activist judges who
didn’t.
He spoke about common sense, and the need to bring more of
it to Washington. Millions of Americans
heard his message and agreed. They still
agree. Not with him, but with his
message. His messages have become policies, and many Americans are pleased with the
results.
The past 3+ years have proven that the left, Democrats and
the media haven’t learned a single thing – they are all still attacking Trump
the man. They did it with the Billy
Bush/Access Hollywood tape. They did it
with Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. They did it with Michael Cohen. They
did it with the Mueller hoax. And most
recently the Ukraine/impeachment hoax.
Net/net? Trump isn’t Mister Rogers. Or Pope Francis. Never claimed to be.
But the Americans who like what he’s accomplishing don’t
care. They don’t have to like him to
support what he’s done and plans to do.
If anything, the more he’s attacked frivolously the more his support
grows and the less seriously taken are his attackers. Especially when the
attacks are almost never about his policies, which are, usually, just common
sense to many Americans who don’t start every day with a mocha no-fat latte and
avocado toast.
This drives the left, the Democrats and the media bat-shit
crazy. They hate Trump so much simply
for who he is. They can’t understand why
everyone else doesn’t hate him, too. Everyone
they know hates him as much as they do.
Once again, as in 2016, it’s the people they don’t know –
the people they continue to ignore – that may give him another four years.
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