Story on a typical Trump Supporter: MD man pleads guilty to weapon, child porn charges after raid

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1. As to your last line: who picked whom?

Seems to me that deplorables choosing the GOP or vice versa is equally likely, although in this case I think the deplorable chose them first. The GOP likes compromised individuals because the information can be used against them if they don't toe the party line. On the other hand, deplorables seek out institutions that promote self-righteousness, i.e., GOP, the clergy.