Actually no I don’t remember worship of Bush.
As far as deflecting against Dems, I’m sure there that appearance. But otherwise, no, I’ve never seen anything close to the adulation this very flawed man gets from a segment. (And they have to understand it’s only a segment, not an entire population.)
I do.
Trump of course has more and more fervent supporters across the country, partly IMO because he has the more appealing political positions and partly because he’s more charismatic with more of a fighter’s affect.