The One Weird Trait That Predicts Whether You’re a Trump Supporter
And it’s not gender, age, income, race or religion.
If I asked you what most defines Donald Trump supporters, what would you say? They’re white? They’re poor? They’re uneducated?
You’d be wrong.
In fact, I’ve found a single statistically significant variable predicts whether a voter supports Trump—and it’s not race, income or education levels: It’s authoritarianism.
That’s right, Trump’s electoral strength—and his staying power—have been buoyed, above all, by Americans with authoritarian inclinations. And because of the prevalence of authoritarians in the American electorate, among Democrats as well as Republicans, it’s very possible that Trump’s fan base will continue to grow.
My finding is the result of a national poll I conducted in the last five days of December under the auspices of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, sampling 1,800 registered voters across the country and the political spectrum.
Simply stated, Trump supporters love that Trump is a strong man. He doesn't back down or listen to anyone. He does what he believes is the right thing and doesn't take no for an answer.
Perfect example of this kind of mentality is what happened today. At the cabinet meeting"
When asked by a member of the press about reports that some members of Trump's Cabinet are displeased with Musk's power and DOGE's work, Trump disputed it. 'Anybody unhappy with Elon? If you are, we'll throw them out of here. Anybody unhappy?' the president asked.
No one said anything.
Now here is the question I would like Trump supporters to answer:
If Trump is truly a strong man that doesn't kowtow to anyone, why is he allowing Putin to "call the shots"? Why isn't he being the strong man and telling Putin "Back off or else"?
We all know that Putin invaded Ukraine without provocation and targeted and killed tens of thousands of innocent people. This is a blow against freedom and humanity and if Trump supports that, he should be a strong man against Putin. Instead, he is letting Putin call the shots.
When he CAN'T be in control, he bends? Is that being strong or being fake (a con man)? Aren't we the strongest military in the world by 10 times?