I thought this was an interesting take. It's kind of why I didn't think Trump was so much an anomaly than as to who they really are. There have been other things like Trump is an outsider and is not politiciany etc but still think it comes down OTL (owningthelibs) via being an a$$hole.
Does the president appeal to a certain kind of man?
theweek.com
>>>But Frum also pointed out that for many other Republicans — especially a certain segment of men — something else was at stake that was tied much more closely and directly to the president and his distinctive style of politics.
"Trump allows jerks to be jerks," Frum observed.
These people look to the president almost as "the leader of a jerk liberation movement," because he gives them permission to behave like cretins without shame or apology. When it comes to this faction of the electorate, "We're not actually having a political disagreement. We're having a disagreement about something I find repulsive and you find thrilling."<<<
