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10. They know he's a con, cad, etc., but they don't care because he's a liberal bashing racist.

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Mon May 13, 2019, 09:40 AM

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Why can't people see Trump is a con man? [View all] extvbroadcaster May 2019 OP

Because they hate liberals and brown people more than they care about Trump. Shell_Seas May 2019 #1

You took the words right out of my mouth Takket May 2019 #11

YEP Cosmocat May 2019 #29

Bingo RhodeIslandOne May 2019 #43

What's most frustrating DaveJ May 2019 #69

Sunk cost fallacy manor321 May 2019 #2

+1, this is basically everyone I know supporting him uponit7771 May 2019 #25

trump is giving them DownriverDem May 2019 #40

Its that attitude that is really scary. LiberalLovinLug May 2019 #44

"People see what they want to see," is the conman's greatest gift. marylandblue May 2019 #3

It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they've been fooled... Wounded Bear May 2019 #4

Just beat me. He was the greatest American, imo, riverine May 2019 #8

The Royal Nonesuch DownFromTheMountain May 2019 #9

My favorite writer I think. JDC May 2019 #48

The greatest American tells us riverine May 2019 #5

I had an Insurance Executive tell me DownFromTheMountain May 2019 #6

Because he bought them off with a tax cut fescuerescue May 2019 #7

Was there an actual tax cut for middle classes Nuggets May 2019 #59

Depends on where you live fescuerescue May 2019 #68

They know he's a con, cad, etc., but they don't care because he's a liberal bashing racist. Hoyt May 2019 #10

YYEEPP Cosmocat May 2019 #30

Because they are ... GeorgeGist May 2019 #12

Because tRump gives them license to express their true selves out in public, to them, it's priceless Brawndo May 2019 #13

If you can't see that Trump is a con man, then you're the mark meow2u3 May 2019 #14

The accidental President.... kentuck May 2019 #15

Because, in order to convince people of this they have to admit they've been conned StarfishSaver May 2019 #16

they think they are in on the con and that hes only conning dems. Kota May 2019 #17

Yep Cosmocat May 2019 #31

"He's not hurting the people he needs to be hurting." Beartracks May 2019 #49

A huge hunk of the voting public was pre-brainwashed for this point in history. KY_EnviroGuy May 2019 #18

Long before Trump entered the race, Lars39 May 2019 #19

It's frightening that a person can be so easily influenced. KY_EnviroGuy May 2019 #20

Everything you say applies to them and then some. Lars39 May 2019 #21

DECADES of the conservative propoganda machine Cosmocat May 2019 #35

None are so blind as those who will not see patphil May 2019 #22

They see. They know. Demobrat May 2019 #23

40% of the people are OK with a Pyrrhic victory aikoaiko May 2019 #24

Two Words zipplewrath May 2019 #26

Rubes in America have been played since the days of P.T. Barnum thegoose May 2019 #27

He triggers the libs qazplm135 May 2019 #28

This whole thread delivers! misanthrope May 2019 #32

Ah, the Deplorables... Mike Nelson May 2019 #33

It's about "owning the libz". Codeine May 2019 #34

License to bully... jmbar2 May 2019 #47

They hate the color of modern immigrants and democracy. onecaliberal May 2019 #36

I've had Trumpers tell me in so many words Jake Stern May 2019 #37

They think "but he's our con man." KansasKali May 2019 #38

They do see him as a con man. They love con men and they don't care. nt sarabelle May 2019 #39

Trump is the Shiny Object Disaffected Americans Can Latch Onto dlk May 2019 #41

Not sure why, but con men have known this for ages. MGKrebs May 2019 #42

because he gad a teevee show where he was a king maker. cameos. pansypoo53219 May 2019 #45

Perhaps it's because Turbineguy May 2019 #46

Because they are infinitely gullible. milestogo May 2019 #50

As they say, the enemy of my enemy is my friend so they support him unconditionally. LonePirate May 2019 #51

Stupid is as stupid does. Funtatlaguy May 2019 #52

For some, that's not a bug but a feature. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #53

A good recent read on this lordsummerisle May 2019 #54

My diagnosis: They like to be angry. It makes them feel potent. dawg day May 2019 #55

Trump pamdb May 2019 #56

RACISM MFM008 May 2019 #57

Ya can't teach stupid Blue Owl May 2019 #58

Racists, Misogynists, Homophobes, and lowlifes have LibDemAlways May 2019 #60

Read "Bandits" by Eric Hobsbawn. They love him for being a criminal. McCamy Taylor May 2019 #61

He validates living in their "bubble". As much of the US is slowly evolving to PaulRevere08 May 2019 #62

The ones I am around see him as saving the US from Socialism. oldsoftie May 2019 #63

There is a very effective propaganda The Wizard May 2019 #64

Well for a certain % of Americans Trump has made it OK to say the word N****R again. Botany May 2019 #65

Two words: Fox "News" lambchopp59 May 2019 #66

People see what they want to see Yavin4 May 2019 #67

and then CDerekGo May 2019 #70

I blame the reality show JonLP24 May 2019 #71

Trumpists don't care that 45 is a king-con asshole, because he talks shit about POC and Democrats. VOX May 2019 #72