"I think what most liberals are missing is that this isn't about right and wrong, it's about winning and losing. I've attached my entire worldview to this man and I am going down with the ship. Not one of you is going to convince me otherwise."
Some people are simply willing to accept lies, if it resonates with their beliefs. A means to an end.
Also, I have no idea why people think this is new. If this is the age of dishonesty - when exactly was the age of honesty? I prefer Soros' approach of accepting human fallibility as an important part of the world, a part that's not going away just because I think it's "ugly".
https://www.axios.com/monmouth-poll-trump-approval-a05b8144-...
(But, yes, all political parties lie to some extent - some are just more brazen and outlandish than others)
At the same time they'll spike a story for three years on a prolific pedophile (Epstein) that implicates Bill Clinton, to protect their own.
All parties lie, but the DNC and their allies in the media...well they really take the cake.
Whether or not he's a real supporter? Who knows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
Also a shame how confusing the new interface of reddit is... Yes I know I can go to old.reddit.com but still.