Oh, I don't think it lost him anything, there was not really a problem with the right-wing base. Though there should have been, given his release of criminals and refusal to act with BLM - possibly out of fear of alienating Blexiteers.
Blexiteers never existed, though. The bigger danger with Trump pulling that shit is that he risks normalizing it throughout conservatism. That will impact more than just one election.
Oh, I don't think it lost him anything, there was not really a problem with the right-wing base. Though there should have been, given his release of criminals and refusal to act with BLM - possibly out of fear of alienating Blexiteers.
Blexiteers never existed, though. The bigger danger with Trump pulling that shit is that he risks normalizing it throughout conservatism. That will impact more than just one election.