Many voters supported Donald Trump not out of ideological agreement, but because they perceived him as accurately diagnosing problems that the Democratic Party failed to address.

“It wasn't a mass love of Donald Trump. It was like a recognition that he was diagnosing problems they thought were legitimate and they thought the Democratic party was not in a real conversation with them.”

Voters supporting Curtis Sliwa are effectively casting a vote for Zoran Mamani, which is counterproductive and harmful.

“If you take your vote and you put it in the slee box, that is a vote effectively for Zoran Mani. Period. End of story.”

Many voters justify choosing flawed candidates because they believe the alternative option is worse.

“Why do the other, you know, 60% of Republican voters stick with him when he shoots someone on Fifth Avenue? Uh, metaphorically, because they think the other guy is worse. It's always about the binary choice.”

Authenticity in politicians is often mistaken for honesty, leading voters to support candidates who break norms even when those candidates are not actually serving the public interest.

“people mistook his authenticity for honesty. And so and those are two different things. Trump is authentic to himself. That's definitely true, right? But but his true self is a giant liar.”