Subj : Re: Trump Rallygoers Go B
To   : AARON THOMAS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Thu Sep 26 2024 10:01:00

>RL>AT> The media's obsession with it though, would have people believing tha
>RL>AT> they should stay away from Trump rallies.

>  RL> Because too many Ignorant Elitists who go to Trump rallies become MAGA
>  RL> supporters afterwards.

> Is that really happening? Or is it just their paranoia?

> I wouldn't be surprised if attending a Trump rally changes people.

There are a lot of people who seem to be looking for "something" in a
President and they either are not finding it at all, or they temporarily do
before becoming disgruntled.

I have run into a few Trump voters who were very passionate about him and,
come to find out, they eventually reveal that they were also very
passionate about Obama *at least* before his first term, and maybe even
voted for him twice.  One was old enough to have been a Clinton voter in
the 1990s.

I suspect these people are drawn to charisma and are looking for a
"leader."  I would be concerned that they might be easy prey for someone
running a cult.  If it was simply being drawn to a political platform, I
doubt they'd find much in common between Obama and Trump so it wasn't that.

The "temporarily do before becoming disgruntled" crowd may also share this
draw to charisma and looking for a "leader" with the folks mentioned above
but, once they realize they haven't found what they are looking for, *or* get
convinced that what they wanted is now "bad," they turn against (and maybe
violently) whoever they've previously been following.

If you want examples of this, look at both of the would-be Trump assassins.
The one in PA was supposedly a former conservative Republican who decided
it was time to start donating to "blue" causes, and then it was time to shoot
Trump.  The FL one was supposedly a former Trump supporter who became
disillusioned, may have also started supporting "blue" causes, and then
also decided it might be time to shoot Trump.

The one thing Obama and Bill Clinton had going for them that Trump doesn't is
that they didn't seem to attract the "crazies."  Trump, OTOH per persons who
previously worked for him, seems to like that he attracts the "crazies" and I
think it is starting to come back to bite him.


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