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Fascists want a strong-man leader, so yes, he and they produce photos of him with rippling muscles, riding a wind-swept horse, and while nailed to Jesus' cross all at the same time.

But they don't consider him an "elite" either. He's supposed to drain the swamp, remember? They think he's out of the establishment and will destroy the system that took affordable homes from them with his big, strong, racist muscles.

Now, I don't think any of this is inconsistent, but even if you could find one, yeah, the common person is not a well-informed, forged in the fires of philosophical rigor, politically strategic agent of the people's will—they believe a lot of irrational things. This is why the leopard eats their face so often.

The real difference between the parties is that the republicans have a story. They sell snake oil and salves to cure your ailing economy, while the Democrats sell... I mean, nothing, really. They sell the idea that things are just fine as they are, something nobody believes.