He knew. And he’s been validated every day for the past decade. Yet look at him today, bowing and scraping and supporting him every step of the way.
How do they live with themselves? I think it’s a combination of fear, opportunism and, frankly, overwhelming loathing for the Democratic coalition of people of color, feminists and hippies. They hate us much more than they hate Trump and are willing to sacrifice the whole country in service of that hatred.