Why the Public is So “Forgiving” of the President’s Possible Personal Misdeeds

Every few months (or so it seems) a woman comes forward and accuses Donald Trump of past sexual misconduct.

Predictably, the accuser will be given prime-time exposure on CNN, MSNBC, etc.

And each revelation raises the hope on the Left that “this time” the President’s broad support from Republicans and conservatives will come crashing down… and their wishes are thwarted once more.

Why?

It’s not unreasonable to conclude, based upon the multitude of allegations against him (are none of them true?) that President Donald Trump has a reprobate history.

Yet the response of the Trump “base” – and that of the general public, too -has been a collective shrug.

Some of the apparent indifference is simply rooted in a belief that any criticism of the President is politically motivated and is not credible for that reason alone.  For those so inclined, more objective observers might note, loyalty is blinding.

For others, the President’s perceived moral defects are acknowledged but are considered to be out-weighed by his accomplishments (conservative judges appointed, booming economy, etc.).  In that group are many who relish Trump’s disdain for “conventional”, acceptable behavior because it angers their common foe, the arrogant, elitist liberal media.

For the Left mainstream media, this lack of vocal moral outrage is proof of the hypocrisy of a large portion of the American public (Hillary’s “deplorables”).  The charge is largely unmerited.  Educated conservatives do not approve of the alleged conduct nor the President’s coarse language and manner.  It demeans the office and the leader of the “Free World”.  But we are not going to give the Left any satisfaction by acknowledging that.  Thoughtful conservatives, and others, are less fans of Trump and more foes of the Left.

Liberals continue to be baffled as to why Donald Trump won.  It had more to do with why Hillary Clinton lost.  She symbolized the Democrats’ infatuation (now grown into adoration) of leftwing ideology, oddly termed “progressivism” when in fact it’s an historical anachronism.

The hostility to Hillary Clinton was also generated by the obvious contempt for middle American values she had shared with her media fans.  The hatred was reciprocated at the polling booth.