This is called blowback.
The clueless don’t get that it’s these very dirty tricks and this very rigged system that people are rebelling against, and doing more of it just makes more converts to the rebellion and makes its current members all the more resolute and certain that it’s the #1 problem that needs to be solved.
Here in eastern PA
Contacts with folks in NJ and NY seem to indicate Trump is very popular a the moment.
I notice he has tailed off his more over the top statements and is not responding that much to personnel attacks. Makes Trump seem better to a lot of folks that had problems with his style.
Most folks I know that are pro trump seem to be primarily motivated by three stances, in the following order:
1) US economic nationalism.
2) Get rid of the illegals.
3) Take care of vets and keep US out of middle east wars.
Here on the east coast it seems to sell to both whites and blacks, I would not be surprised if Trump was able to get 20~25 percent of the working black vote come November.
The worst thing against Cruz I note, at least that I have heard, is his suggestion that the retirement age should be raised to 70. Maybe 1 out of 10 folks not sitting at a desk can keep working to that age. It effectively means a reduction is benefits to those in the manual labor trades.
Does not go over well at all with working blue collar folks. Especially when it comes from a lawyer who worked his entire career in government, doing quite well off of the government teat.
The #1 problem in our nation is Republican nomination rules????? REALLY????
The delusion is strong in this one!