Amy Walter: Intense dislike of Trump far outstrips intense support.

[RandySF]

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[Cha]

1. K&R.. Way beyond Intense

Dislike here.

[MFM008]

15. Right behind you Cha

They could measure my dislike of him on a Richter scale....

[smirkymonkey]

2. No surprise.

I don't know how any decent human being could have anything but negative feelings toward him.

[LiberalLovinLug]

6. Its an interesting social phenom looking at it objectively

I think those that support him have to go through a self annihilation process. Shred every sense of decency and morality they usually set for anyone they meet or support. Convince themselves that they can't be wrong about him. That he's some kind of diamond in the rough. That he'll prove everybody wrong and eventually they will be vindicated.

[Hekate]

3. KnR

[flibbitygiblets]

4. Intense Dislike doesn't even scratch the surface. "Boiling Rage" is getting warmer.

The sight of that anus surrounded by a face makes me want to projectile vomit.

[smirkymonkey]

8. You have described my feelings exactly!

"anus surrounded by a face"

That's brilliant!

[MrScorpio]

5. Since Trump won white voters by a landslide

I wonder what the numbers look like for him just with white voters alone at this point.

[smirkymonkey]

9. I'm white and so are most of my friends and we all despise him.

Of course I live in a very liberal part of the country, but there are many white voters that hate him with a passion as well.

[MrScorpio]

10. True, true...

But it's a fact that he's only in office by dint of massive white support. I'm just wondering where that support stands two years after the election.

Ya know, to check against the baseline.

[Freddie]

26. Not massive anything

He "won" by the slimmest of margins on just exactly the right states to game the EC.

[MrScorpio]

27. He took almost 60% of the white vote

And let’s not forget that their are more white people in this country than everyone one else, and a significant portion of them were radicalized by Trump’s racist rhetoric.

Those margins were slim only because every one else came out against him.

It was quite clear that it was up to everyone else, including those whites who voted against him, to save America from post-Obama Trump’s whitelash.

The whitelash came out on top, in spite of the number of personal anecdotes of whites voting against Trump that people are responding with.

All I’m wondering is how much of his white base is sticking with him two years later.

[Tipperary]

13. I am white. I live in the south. Everyone I know hates trump.

You do know blacks voted for him too, right? I actually know three who did. Blows my mind.

[MrScorpio]

14. Well, 88% of black people voted for Hillary Clinton

If 88% of white people voted for her as well I don't think that we'd be having this conversation.

[Kotya]

25. The question is what does his support look like in places we need to flip?

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National polls are useless if they are weighted heavily by populous Democratic strongholds that we're not even remotely worried about losing.

If 90% of Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, etc. loath Trump, where does this leave us in 2018?

[MrScorpio]

28. That's a good point

However, I also need to point out that those non-Democratic areas that we need to flip are mostly white and not very racially diverse.

It’s the Trump votes in those areas that I’m worried about.

[BigmanPigman]

7. I HATE HATE HATE him!!!

A fellow DUer wrote that she hates McConnell with the intensity of 1,000 white, hot suns. That pretty much describes how much I hate him and the fucking moron. So does my dog.

[Cha]

16. There ya go.. let it

out!

[Demsrule86]

22. Your dog is obviously a dog of good sense and has more intelligence than Trump.

[GusBob]

11. Dislike: try hatred that edges on unhealthy

Consummate hatred and disgust that grows everyday

It's unhealthy for me it's starting to extend towards the Trumpers in my family

[DemoHack]

12. We need to give voters a positive reason to vote for us in November.

Intense dislike will not work with all (see Conor Lamb, Doug Jones).

That's not to say it won't motivate some though. Motivates me!

[Demsrule86]

18. I disagree. It works just fine...worked well for the GOP in 10.

[DemoHack]

19. So we should appeal to the lowest common denominator?

Roosevelt and Kennedy would be proud!

[Demsrule86]

21. You have to win in order to govern.

So we do what we need to...traditionally mid-terms are a referendum on the president. And Trump is an awful president. Why would you argue with success (the GOP ran against Obama and had great success) and reference Kennedy who was elected almost 60 years ago and Roosevelt who was elected almost 90 years ago? Neither are relevant in today's world.

[Demsrule86]

23. I would add it is extreme dislike of Trump or hatred perhaps that is motivating voters in

specials and will also do so in the 18 general election. Regurgitating the Democratic platform won't help in my opinion. Run on the ACA ( which will help reinforce the hatred of Trump and his policies) and Trump's many failings.

[Demsrule86]

17. I hate Trump so much for a variety of reasons...the immigration policy of separating kids from

parents is the most despicable thing I have ever heard and already these monsters have lost kids, his criminality and the fact every word out of his mouth is a lie...an of course the constant threat of nuclear war because he is both stupid and dangerous.

[Achilleaze]

20. It's kinda hard to work up enthusiasm for a lying, cheating traitor with a fragile ego

I'm just sayin...

[dalton99a]

24. Intense dislike of Stinking Pile of Shit far outstrips intense support

[beachbum bob]

29. dislike MUST spur voting and getting involved in the process.....

if not
its a big waste