He knows how to work the crowd. Did you see the rally?
No. I have read a bunch of posts though. Everyone believed him to be sincere and very effective. His stories about atrocities inflicted on his family were horrific.
From the news articles I have read, however, he appears to be a two-bit con-artist who also got involved in Russian OC drug smuggling and distribution. I guess on that note, I put him as bad guy (right or left wing). LOL.