What We're Up Against

The problem with the title - "What We're Up Against" - is that most Trump supporters you find in the wild really aren't as cult-captured as the devotees you're likely to find at one of his rallies.

That said, don't expect the guy at the bar to be convinced - or to admit to it anyway. There's enormous peer pressure to stay in lockstep against anything "them dirty libruls are tellin' ya."

But - and it's a big one - cuz I like big buts (sorry) - one of the things driving the MAGA rubes to remain refractory and recalcitrant is the insistence on the part of the ruling minority mob that Trump is the be-all and end-all, and anybody caught disagreeing with the dogma will be shunned.

Don't think - just follow