Surprise! Voters don’t seem to hold violence at Trump rallies against him.

[jpak]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/14/surprise-voters-dont-seem-hold-violence-at-trump-rallies-against-him/

It took us a while, but we no longer assume that bizarre things said or done by Donald Trump or his campaign will hurt him. It took longer than it should have, to be honest, but it was hard for people who have been paying attention to politics for a while to believe that a guy could call immigrants rapists or mock a war hero without negative repercussions for his candidacy. It took even longer before it became obvious that the plurality of Republicans who said they supported Trump and supported him whole-heartedly actually meant it and wouldn’t be overwhelmed by outrage from more moderate Republicans.

But now we know. Trump can say or do pretty much anything, and he won’t pay a political price. He can literally joke about murdering his supporters, and his supporters won’t go anywhere. And, it seems, he can tacitly endorse violence against protesters at his rallies, and hardly anyone even blinks.

On Friday night, Trump cancelled a rally in Chicago after it was infiltrated by protesters. Fights broke out on the floor of the venue and, later, in the streets outside. On Sunday, Trump went on political talk shows to defend the behavior of his supporters and his campaign. He even indicated that he was thinking about covering the legal fees of the man who elbowed a protester in the face without warning last week.

Monmouth University was polling Republicans in Florida as the events in Chicago unfolded, and so they added a question to their survey. “As you may know, Donald Trump cancelled a rally in Chicago Friday night where protesters and his supporters got into confrontations,” Monmouth asked. “Does what happened there and Trump’s response to it make you more likely or less likely to support Trump, or does it have no impact on your vote for the Republican nomination?”

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[daleanime]

1. No, I'm sure that with his voter.....

it's a plus.

[JFKDem62]

2. Why would they? Trump is only a reflection of who they are. nt

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Lets be clear here,

Washington Post,credibility,really! Example of what is wrong with the Fourth Estate. Backers of Fascism.

[Person 2713]

4. +1 no rec

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. So the WAPO is reaching the same conclusion I reached back in July of last year.

oh my... American press is still whistling past the graveyard

[Wellstone ruled]

6. They are just part of the problem.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. I know

[TeamPooka]

7. "For every one person who found the events unappealing, two viewed Trump more favorably."

Your modern day Republican Party ladies and gentlemen.
Let's give them a big hand, and a huge loss in Nov!

[gollygee]

8. That's what they're voting for

"He says what's on his mind" = "He's hateful and admits it." Calling for violence is a good thing for people who think like that. They want to be violent. They want someone to give them permission to be violent. That's a good example of why he's so scary.