I think she is so abrasive that she turns off independents.
But….Trump is gonna Trump.
Respectfully disagree about the abrasiveness. She was a reporter for nearly 30 years so she knows that whenever she’s approached by a reporter she knows what’s coming so she cuts them down before they lay a hand on her. That’s not abrasive that’s mental jujitsu.
Much like Trump, a lot of people “know” how abrasive Kari is because they’ve heard it from others but have never really seen for themselves. And if they did take the time to find out on their own, they’d see both are not abrasive. They just don’t suffer fools.