I saw the focus group also. I have been saying that the crass language does not play well in the South. It keeps a lot of people who like his ideas and want to support him from supporting him. They do not like a President behaving that way in public.
I support Trump and while his crassness bothers me it is not a defining issue. For others it is one of several things they weigh before supporting anyone. Also, I believe more in that focus group plan to vote for Trump than admitted it today. Halperen asked the question just after showing the swearing. They people there, all religious conservatives, did not want to let their friends see them in public supporting that language.
Although I don’t care for the language, I’m not going to hold it against him. Trump reminds me of my cousin, who gets teased by the family for his cussing. He’s also the Republican majority leader in his state’s legislature. His constituents love him and keep voting him in because he tells it like it is and he can’t be bought. When he first took office, his colleagues would pull him aside and tell him, “Dude, you can’t say it like that!” They’ve succeeded in polishing him up a bit but he still swears, but maybe more appropriately. But it’s just who he is. He’s tough, honest and a bit salty. And that’s just fine with me because it’s the first two that really count. If Trump is like my cousin, I’m okay with it.