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>He was young (still is) enthusiastic, idealistic, relatable to me.

I would not describe him as idealistic or relatable. He's a self-identified Trump supporter/donator[0] and definitely has some alt-right leanings. Regardless of your politics, I think it's fair to say that someone with his political leanings is not considered "relatable" by a decent portion of Americans.

[0]: http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/23/13025422/palmer-luckey-ocu...

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It's very odd in 2017 that so many people are being socially disqualified because their political ideology doesn't align with San Francisco's.

Fortunately, that's not what's happening.

Eh, with Trump I have to disagree. He has shown time and time again that he is a petty, egotistical sicophant with little regard for humanity in general. He's a documented liar and swindler. I have a hard time giving his supporters the benefit of the doubt and I am certain ly no San Francisco liberal.

OP specifically said "relatable to me" so the feelings of others aren't particularly relevant and even if they were, enough Americans had a pro-Trump stance that Trump was elected president. I'm assuming your reason for not describing him as "idealistic" is his pro-Trump stance, in which case I'd say he has ideals and is therefore idealistic, his ideals simply don't match yours.

I'm no Trump fan but I think your points are biased and irrelevant.

Try not to forget that Trump got 46% of the popular vote, to Hillary's 48%. And don't fool yourself, those numbers are comparable.

Considering that Trump won, it seems supporting Trump is plenty relatable to many Americans (approximately half). It's 50/50 either way.

I completely agree. My meaning was he seemed like that to me in 2013, and many others for that matter.

Also he is still young.

Oh, a Trump supporter, you say. Well, I'm glad you told us, because now I know the right opinion to have about him.

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