Haven’t read the other ones. This one caught me. He is referring to the districts Trump overwhelmingly lost so no, Trump supporters do not live in those districts and Popman is correct his job (political-wise) is to bridge both sides and ensure he can keep Congress by not losing those districts to D and eventually the entire house. It’s good to have one powerful scorched earth person (Trump) but not two. If you have two and not someone in the middle bridging the two (those in districts strong Trump and those in which Trump lost) then Congress is lost and real fast.
While I don’t trust Ryan he at least understands this part of politics
So Ryan’s job is to repeat, validate and underscore Dem lies and smears about Trump. His role is to say, “Yes, Trump is just as bad as the Dems claim.” Ryan’s role is to provide sound bites and footage for Hillary Clinton’s anti-Trump campaign ads. Ryan’s role is to undercut his own party’s nominee more than he undercuts Mrs. Clinton.
Whew; so glad we have a Speaker who knows just what to do!