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On page 221 of the great book The United States of Trump O'Reilly is speaking of the problems Trump encountered when the Access Hollywood tape came out right b4 one of the hrc/T debates. He says
[A]s a society, we have widely accepted the 'but he or she is worse' rationalization. And millions of Americans truly believe[d] that Hillary... [was] worse... no matter what [were Trump's] indiscretions... the largely phony 'virtue signaling' from other politicians and the press just annoys much of the electorate, which understands rank hypocrisy when it sees it. The truth is that every human being is a 'sinner,' it's just a matter of how bad... Sniping away smugly on cable news panels while condemning Donald Trump... does not usually sway voters who approve of the candidate. in some cases, press attacks solidify support because the candidate might be perceived to be the victim of media unfairness and overkill"
[A]s a society, we have widely accepted the 'but he or she is worse' rationalization. And millions of Americans truly believe[d] that Hillary... [was] worse... no matter what [were Trump's] indiscretions... the largely phony 'virtue signaling' from other politicians and the press just annoys much of the electorate, which understands rank hypocrisy when it sees it. The truth is that every human being is a 'sinner,' it's just a matter of how bad... Sniping away smugly on cable news panels while condemning Donald Trump... does not usually sway voters who approve of the candidate. in some cases, press attacks solidify support because the candidate might be perceived to be the victim of media unfairness and overkill"