… Trump himself is not much of a mystery (he’s the opposite of a mystery, in fact), but the depth and power of his support, of the emotional connection that his supporters feel with him, of his seeming indestructibility as a candidate — that’s the mystery.
Equally mysterious is the precise agenda of the 30 percent of Republican voters who say they will vote for him once they get into a voting booth and actually cast a ballot. …
Perhaps the fields of psychiatry and political psychology can serve as a source of insight into Trump and the political intentions of those who say they will vote for him, whether or not they eventually compromise on another candidate. CONT.
Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times