It comes down to what their image is. Dean was trying to project the image of a serious candidate with solid grassroots support. His yell was in and of itself a funny attempt at a “yee-haw”, but more importantly, it seemed out-of-character.
So far, everything Trump has done, no matter how outrageous, has been completely in sync with his public persona. The people who have bought into that persona are not going to be convinced by the rest of us going “HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE HE’S A BUFFOONISH CON-MAN?!?!?” Full Frontal did a segment Monday night asking evangelicals how they can support such a venal, immoral man, and the main answers seemed to be:
- He’s not Clinton
- Everything bad about him is upfront, so at least he has nothing to hide.
Apparently both of those things make him trustworthy…
