Have you ever had that feeling that’s there’s just somethiing kinda “eeeesh” about people who proudly proclaim they voted for Donald Trump? Are you taken aback by that far-away, glazed-over look in their eyes as they scream “Lock Her Up!” at the mere mention of their vanquished rival (not in the popular vote but, well, you know) and the way they sheepishly believe whatever they’re told by their beloved Gropinführer-elect?

A new poll released by Public Policy Polling shows there’s a reason for that.

Trump voters have seen reality. They don’t like reality. They reject reality.

They firmly believe things that are provably untrue.

* Unemployment: Under President Obama, job growth has been quite strong, and the unemployment rate has improved dramatically. PPP, however, found that 67% of Trump voters believe the unemployment rate went up under Obama – which is the exact opposite of reality.

* Stock Market: Since the president was elected, the stock market has soared, nearly tripling since the height of the Great Recession. PPP found that 39% of Trump voters believe the market has gone down under Obama – which is also the exact opposite of reality.

* Popular Vote: As of this morning, Hillary Clinton received roughly 2.7 million more votes than Donald Trump, but PPP nevertheless found that 40% of Trump voters believe he won the popular vote – which is, once again, the exact opposite of reality.

* Voter Fraud: Even Trump’s lawyers concede there was no voter fraud in the presidential election, but PPP found that 60% of Trump voters apparently believe “millions” of illegal ballots were cast for Clinton in 2016 – which isn’t even close to resembling reality.

Soros Conspiracy Theory: A whopping 73% of Trump voters believe George Soros is paying anti-Trump protesters – though in reality, George Soros is not paying anti-Trump protesters.

Stock prices have more than doubled under Obama, unless you are a Trump voter. Then, they have fallen.
Unemployment has dropped significantly under Obama, unless you are a Trump voter, in which case unemployment continues to rise.
Trump voters would prefer that California’s vote not be counted among the nations popular vote total.

These are people who have been shown the truth. They have seen the truth. They are aware of the truth.

But they don’t like it. So, they reject it.

Scared yet?

By The Portly Pundit

After four months in the belly of the right wing media beast, and after a full four days of hot showering, everyone's favorite Portly Pundit is once again weaving tales of progressive pulchritude on Breitbart Unmasked.

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