if you think of originalism as a kind of idolatry then it makes total sense that conservative originalists simply do not recognize the reconstruction amendments as having the same force as the rest of the constitution.

... But he got more support in rural areas in 2020 than in 2016 despite the fact none of their problems had gotten better. All he gave MAGA was a way to essentially give a big middle finger to Democrats and others.

... When Donald Trump came on, he didn't do any of that stuff. He was just a conduit for their rage, their anger, their resentment, and that turned out to be what they wanted. And it wasn't about the material conditions of their lives, because he didn't improve their lives. ...

... We've been told for so long, especially Democrats, that in order to get rural voters, to get them to listen to you, you have to go there, empathize with them, show them you understand their lives, put on a Carhartt jacket and have a beer. And it turned out none of that was true. ...

... that there is a system that has not served them well.

They're pissed off. And they have some reason to be with both parties. The trouble is that what Donald Trump gave them was not something that was actually not going to fix those problems but a way to channel their rage and anger. ...

... They have more problematic education systems. They have poorer infrastructure. They've had a lack of economic opportunity. We see a lot of manufacturing jobs leave from rural areas. And that left them open to someone like Donald Trump who would come along and tell them something that was true...

... and the strongest white Christian nationalists. They're most likely to excuse or justify violence as acceptable.

<< Tom, what else do they have in common? What makes them vulnerable? >>

Well, a lot has to do with the problems that rural America has, which are very real and very profound. ...

EXCERPT: MAGA are the most anti-gay, xenophobic in the country: QAnon supporters, COVID denialism, Obama birthism. Anti-democratic sentiments. They don't believe in an independent press, free speech. They're most likely to say the president should be without checks from the courts....

You failed to cite a single example. You live in a hall of mirrors, a delusion of your own projections.

Every accusation is a confession.