It has been well established by polling that single-issue voters favor Trump overwhelmingly. And when you ask them about Trumps' various scandals or the evidence of criminal activity, they claim to know nothing or blame Clinton and Obama. I've not seen intellectually sound defenses of Trumps behavior and conduct. Much of it is indefensible.
In reality, most European countries are way ahead of the US on testing, and most have enacted social distancing way before the US. Even Italy is on track to managing Covid-19 better than the US, they are just a bit earlier on the curve, currently. None of the European leaders have downplayed the pandemic for so long or spread so much disinformation. Delayed action, no federal coordination, spreading lies - for me that's objective incompetence and not a matter of opinions.
It sounds biased to say Trump is narcissistic and functionally illiterate and that he doesn't have a clue about most issues he is facing. It's also true, when you look at the data. Would it be more objective to ignore such data?
My view of his supporters is giving them the benefit of the doubt. The single-issue effect is a much nicer explanation than saying they don't know enough about Trump, his corruption or contemporary issues. Or blaming them for being racist. Which many of them probably also are. A single-issue voter at least knows that he is picking evil when he thinks he is picking the "lesser" evil. A racist, or someone brainwashed by FOX news, does not know about Trumps criminal behavior, mental issues or his chronic lying.
In reality, most European countries are way ahead of the US on testing, and most have enacted social distancing way before the US. Even Italy is on track to managing Covid-19 better than the US, they are just a bit earlier on the curve, currently. None of the European leaders have downplayed the pandemic for so long or spread so much disinformation. Delayed action, no federal coordination, spreading lies - for me that's objective incompetence and not a matter of opinions.
It sounds biased to say Trump is narcissistic and functionally illiterate and that he doesn't have a clue about most issues he is facing. It's also true, when you look at the data. Would it be more objective to ignore such data?
My view of his supporters is giving them the benefit of the doubt. The single-issue effect is a much nicer explanation than saying they don't know enough about Trump, his corruption or contemporary issues. Or blaming them for being racist. Which many of them probably also are. A single-issue voter at least knows that he is picking evil when he thinks he is picking the "lesser" evil. A racist, or someone brainwashed by FOX news, does not know about Trumps criminal behavior, mental issues or his chronic lying.