Takeways from Montana

[Tatiana]

19. Kentuck, you have nailed it.

If anything, while most normal people were repulsed by such violent and unnecessary behavior, a significant number of people were actually ENTHUSED about a Republican candidate behaving this way. I actually think it's possible that body-slamming a reporter motivated Republican voters to come to the polls.

This is why Trump loves to play the victim. His base relates to it because they feel like they are being "attacked" themselves by "liberals" and generally educated people.

We really need to study how to break through this divide. This isn't just a country divided by politics. There are some very selfish, angry, ignorant citizens out there and they have decided to take their frustration out on Democrats. I've always believed there was more of us than them, but now I'm starting to wonder. I'm encountering these Republican people throughout my personal and professional interactions. It's real and we need to do something about it.