The Psychology Behind Donald Trump's Unwavering Support

Clerk Note: Yes, Secretary Clinton is corrupt; so don’t vote for her. But that doesn’t mean you should vote for the dumpster fire that is Trump and much worse for being ignorance. Pick a third party, PLEASE!

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The Psychology Behind Donald Trump’s Unwavering Support

Research explains why Donald Trump maintains support despite shocking behavior.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201609/the-psychology-behind-donald-trumps-unwavering-support

By: Bobby Azarian Ph.D.
Date: 2016-09-13

There’s no doubt that Donald Trump has said many things that would have been political suicide for any other Republican candidate. And almost every time he made one of these shocking statements, political analysts on both the left and the right predicted that he’d lose supporters because of it. But as we have clearly seen over the past year, they were dead wrong every time. Trump appears to be almost totally bulletproof.  

The only thing that might be more perplexing than the psychology of Donald Trump is the psychology of his supporters. In their eyes, The Donald can do no wrong. Even Trump himself seems to be astonished by this phenomenon. ”I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK? It’s, like, incredible.”

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