@maporsche,
Quote:would that rise to a level where he'd lose their support
This is a question that continues to present itself to many of us. I think more of what has just happened - Trump looking weak and submissive will be the most likely sort of thing to upset their present worldview.
It won't come as a result of Trump denigrating the US or US institutions. They're fine with that.
It won't come as a consequence of Trump behaving with cruelty towards others, particularly women. They're fine with that too.
It won't come with a Gestapo-style response to immigration. They're very pleased with that.
It won't come with his attempts to crush healthcare. That's a positive move.
It won't come with Trump paying millions to people he has suckered with a fraudulent "educational" enterprise. Because, you know, Trump U was undoubtedly less destructive than liberal universities.
It won't come with his daily attempts to undermine and destroy any means by which a community can carefully establish a shared reality - other than through dictates originating in him or his allies.
This could go on for a long while but I'll stop there.
If Trump shows himself in a few high profile instances as a wimpy authoritarian figure, then he's finished with his base. That's the nature of these people you are talking about - his cult followers.
