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, nan emotion is acold from mutual. 

Several Massachusetts locals told nan Boston Globe that they will support nan Republican nominee contempt of immoderate dense reservations.

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

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

'But, erstwhile you get down to nan business of it all, he’s not acrophobic to opportunity what he says. That’s nan only logic I’m voting for him,' nan retired caregiver added.

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

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

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

'There’s excessively overmuch instability successful his management — I do judge it’s because of his ego. He surrounds himself pinch yes people,' Jankins said, adding it is 'not easy' to support nan statesmanlike hopeful.

But he and Pero stay patient successful their committedness to voting for Trump.

Jankins explained his support is rooted successful his belief successful Trump's business acumen, which he thinks helps him understand really to grow, 'what separates america and what keeps america arsenic a superpower'.

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

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

'We’re fresh to conflict nan full world,' he said and added that he does not judge nan Democrats person a clasp connected nan economy.

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

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

One 61-year-old business proprietor successful nan existent bluish authorities told nan Globe he was worried his livelihood would beryllium 'canceled' if group knew astir his allegiance.

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

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

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

Trump has improved his opinionated among men, peculiarly Hispanic men, while Harris' support has surged among women, helping her cut distant astatine nan Republicans' longstanding separator pinch 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 nan polls said they were unsure really they would vote, aliases that they mightiness prime a third-party campaigner aliases not ballot astatine all.

Democrats' gains among women person been fueled by Harris' opinionated among achromatic women. Harris trailed Trump by 2 points among achromatic women - 46 percent to 44 percent - a overmuch smaller separator than nan 16-point lead Trump had complete Biden 4 years earlier.

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