[Snickering Hound]

Beyond that, even Trump’s admitted crudity was seen by many as evidence of a street-fighting spirit sorely lacking in Republican candidates that had lost too magnanimously in 1992, 2008, and 2016 to vicious Democratic hit machines. Whatever Trump was, he would not lose nobly, but perhaps pull down the rotten walls of the Philistines with him.

Yup. And the media getting the vapors over it was seen as about as hypocritical as you can get.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Interesting that he left out 1996. I like Bob Dole but he also lost too magnanimously.