“I understand the deep distaste many Americans, including some traditional Republican voters, feel for the president.”
And THAT is where your wrong
Sadly FRiend, if you dive into mainstream journalism he summarized the dogma of the media. The media that half the country consumes. An otherwise generally conservative or moderate suburban mom who watches the view or other Oprah type formats during the day thinks like this. Those who still watch the old-time news cast at 6pm still feel like this.
We cannot ignore the mainstream media characterization of Trump because people who don’t seek out conservative media or watch much news have heard this message about Trump for 3-4 years.
It is a simple undeniable fact.
I have seen many suggest that Trump was flat last night, but this was a brilliant move by his campaign because this speech is likely the most heard speech of the campaign for him. Trump did what he needed to do last night in a very targeted speech with enough red meat to satisfy his base and a calm demeanor and message aimed at the people this guy described.
I think it was a big success. The whole convention was a success and kudos to whomever targeted the message. It was a winning message!