Maybe some of his constituents: self-loathing white males, shrews, and minorities. For self-made
people he's pretty repugnant. But the former group likes their politicians to screw them over mightily while using dulcet tones. In other words, he's in the image and likeness of Obama. Fool the foolish by covering horrible ideology with nice words and polite behavior.
Dead-eye Pete with 20 pounds of swingin' meat.