Meet the Americans who despise Trump but are voting for him anyway

He described his caller New York City governmental rally arsenic a 'lovefest'.

But for galore of Donald Trump's voters, the feeling is acold from mutual. 

Several Massachusetts locals told the Boston Globe that they volition enactment the Republican nominee contempt not liking him.

For Greg Benefit, from Plymouth, Massachusetts, his main concerns are immoderate of the 'crazy' things coming retired of the statesmanlike hopeful's rima of late.

'The "enemy within" benignant of stuff. That’s crazy,' Benefit, 69, said. 'What are we talking astir here?  It seems similar he’s getting paranoid.'

'But, erstwhile you get down to the concern of it all, he’s not acrophobic to accidental what helium says. That’s the lone crushed I’m voting for him,' the retired caregiver added.

Jim Pero, a Republican concern expert from Salisbury, was adjacent much scathing connected his appraisal of Trump's character.

'He’s brash, he’s arrogant, he’s narcissistic, helium communicates poorly,' the 67-year-old said. 

His views echo those of banker Brian Jankins, from Sutton.

'There’s excessively overmuch instability successful his medication — I bash judge it’s due to the fact that of his ego. He surrounds himself with yes people,' Jankins said, adding it is 'not easy' to enactment the statesmanlike hopeful.

But helium and Pero stay steadfast successful their committedness to voting for Trump.

Jankins explained his enactment is rooted successful his content successful Trump's concern acumen, which helium thinks helps him recognize however to grow, 'what separates america and what keeps america arsenic a superpower'.

Billie Cleghorn, 48, firmly stated helium is, 'not a Trumper' and voted for Biden successful 2020.

The Army seasoned attributes his determination to getting 'caught up successful the governmental climate' but has since criticized the fig of conflicts which person arisen nether the existent president.

'We’re acceptable to combat the full world,' helium said and added that helium does not judge the Democrats person a clasp connected the economy.

'My beingness has gotten importantly harder since Biden took office,' Cleghorn said.

Others are much coagulated successful their MAGA convictions, but acrophobic to amusement it implicit fearfulness of retribution. 

One 61-year-old concern proprietor successful the existent bluish authorities told the Globe helium was disquieted his livelihood would beryllium 'canceled' if radical knew astir his allegiance.

'People similar me, they’re acrophobic to enactment it retired connected their beforehand lawn, for fearfulness of retribution,' helium said, requesting anonymity. 'It’s conscionable excessively dangerous.'

Massachusetts has voted Democrat for the past 40 years and is considered a harmless spot for Kamala Harris. 

The contention betwixt Republican Trump and Democrat Harris has divided the U.S. electorate on lines of gender, contention and education, Reuters/Ipsos polls conducted successful October of this twelvemonth show.

Trump has improved his lasting among men, peculiarly Hispanic men, portion Harris' enactment has surged among women, helping her cut distant astatine the Republicans' longstanding borderline with achromatic voters. 

Among women, Harris led Trump this period by 12 percent points: 50 percent to 38 percent. 

By comparison, Biden led Trump by 5 points among women voters successful October 2020. Some respondents successful the polls said they were unsure however they would vote, oregon that they mightiness prime a third-party campaigner oregon not ballot astatine all.

Democrats' gains among women person been fueled by Harris' lasting among achromatic women. Harris trailed Trump by 2 points among achromatic women - 46 percent to 44 percent - a overmuch smaller borderline than the 16-point pb Trump had implicit Biden 4 years earlier.

Among men, Trump led Harris by 7 points: 48 percent to 41 percent. Ahead of the 2020 election, Trump was leading Biden by 1 point: 45 percent to 44 percent.