>>Anger toward the press always appeals to the base. Especially to supporters. But there is generally sympathy from others.<<
That could explain why Trump does so badly with female voters...
On the other hand, Dr. Carson was quite measured in his takedown of this reporter. And it was quite a takedown, especially when he told her she hadn’t heard a word he said, for she had indeed totally ignored him as he explained quite calmly to her how the MSM had abdicated the responsibility granted it by the Constitution. (as clearly illustrated by the banner CNN ran that said something like Carson calls Americans stupid during the piece.)
It’s alpha male time. Not saying what he did was bad, just that it would play well to the base and possibly change the narrative from grain storage yo him standing up to the press.