I don't think any of these claims of deception will get any traction with the voting public unless it is something so blatantly disgusting that no one can ignore it. Personally, I don't think the current president is capable of such malfeasance. But the bottom line is that the average American is still enraged over 9/11. And though the Left doesn't like it, and it may not be attractive, such rage has a way of alleviating concerns about killing a whole bunch of people who promise to kill you, your children, and everyone you care about.
When, in the days following the WTC/Pentagon attacks, people somberly recollected Japan's "waking the sleeping giant", they wrongly were referring to the American military. It is the American public that constitutes the once sleeping giant. And having been asleep for a half century, we're in no mood to return to bed so quickly...We will tolerate a great deal for our collective protection, and this president appears to be well-suited to these times.