It's getting late in the day for this institutional pearl clutching. Trump supporters think that government is fundamentally broken and corrupt, and that Trump is a flawed but energetic guy who is dismantling this powerful oppressive force for the benefit of average Americans.https://twitter.com/OrinKerr/status/1228412755268366336 …
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His failure to abide by institutional norms and play by the rules of Washington propriety is not damning in their eyes, but a sign that he is the real deal, and that he is making progress. This is largely the fault of a political establishment that has taken power for granted
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It is really imperative that people in the D.C. blob internalize and accept that *Trump voters like what Trump is doing*, because otherwise you end up in the inexcusable position of trying to attack the President for the things that make him most popular among disaffected voters.
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I am sorry that we don't live in a 1953 Eagle Scout handbook on civics, but I am also interested in winning power, and the endless focus on attacking Trump for the thing people LIKE, when there are so many things available to attack him on that people hate, drives me up the wall
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Like what? I feel like a lot of Trump's corruption is failing to abide by institutional norms and the like. Or least close enough to seem like it to his supporters.
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The guy funnels tax money into his pockets by making government employees and foreign visitors stay at his hotels, he passed an incredibly regressive tax plan that hurts the people he claims to be helping, his appointees are mired in scandal... it's not hard to make this case
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I agree that it's not hard, but do you really think it can resonate with some segment of Trump supporters?
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It at least puts us in a position of not attacking him for his the things he's popular for. And the fact that Trump lies about his health care and tax plans, and tries so hard to hide his financial records, suggests to me he feels vulnerable there.
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