Media Matters’ Angelo Carusone Says Trump Voters ‘Don’t Believe in Democracy as a Principle’

CARUSONE But at its ░░░░░░░░ this is a discussion ░░░░░░░░ democracy I m not ░░░░░░░░ blinded to think that ░░░░░░░░ all are deeply pro ░░░░░░░░ Many of them don ░░░░░░░░ believe in democracy as ░░░░░░░░ principle and they want ░░░░░░░░ more autocratic and authoritarian ░░░░░░░░ there s another part ░░░░░░░░ much larger part that ░░░░░░░░ believe that a vote ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is a ░░░░░░░░ for democracy because they ░░░░░░░░ validated and internalized the ░░░░░░░░ that there s an ░░░░░░░░ democratic secret cabal that ░░░░░░░░ actually preventing their desires ░░░░░░░░ exercise of democratic power ░░░░░░░░ being implemented and put ░░░░░░░░ place and that only ░░░░░░░░ can restore their powers ░░░░░░░░ s the part that ░░░░░░░░ so frightening about this ░░░░░░░░ that it not just ░░░░░░░░ that Project 2025 becomes ░░░░░░░░ of a reality and ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ we see are going ░░░░░░░░ opponents and everything else ░░░░░░░░ their minds in many ░░░░░░░░ s minds that will ░░░░░░░░ acceptable because they have ░░░░░░░░ coming to them And ░░░░░░░░ through line the foundation ░░░░░░░░ where all this is ░░░░░░░░ large right wing misinformation ░░░░░░░░ that has created an ░░░░░░░░ and a lens in ░░░░░░░░ people see the world ░░░░░░░░ is not the way ░░░░░░░░ it is So that ░░░░░░░░ how you get so ░░░░░░░░ people saying Oh well ░░░░░░░░ does it because he ░░░░░░░░ to or He s ░░░░░░░░ gonna really do those ░░░░░░░░ or He s gonna ░░░░░░░░ them but they have ░░░░░░░░ coming to him because ░░░░░░░░ are also in belief ░░░░░░░░ they re being democratic ░░░░░░░░ defending the system.”