which is usually where they stop any further inquiry.i mean,90% favorable opinion from the base is pretty impressive.
you can see this "idea trumps actual reality" play out in the current trade war trump has foolishly engaged in.this policy has massive support from the base,even though it will devastate large swaths of our economy.
because the rhetoric is so powerful,and reduces complex economic exchanges into this binary equation "America vs the world",ignoring the very plain fact that economies and supply chains are globally inter-connected.
shit be complicated yo..but rhetoric keeps it simple.
simply dumb.