All about the base
September 5, 20197:55 AM ET
RON ELVING
... heads got scratched this week when President Trump doubled down on his erroneous claim that Alabama had been in the path of Hurricane Dorian ...
... Alabama is arguably the cornerstone of the president's base of support in seeking a second term.
While 17 states have consistently shown the president at 50% job approval or better, according to Gallup, Alabama is one of just three states where Trump's approval has often topped 60% since Inauguration Day. According to the Morning Consult tracking poll, Trump's approval is 18 points positive in West Virginia and 21 in Wyoming. In Alabama, it is 26, and Alabama has more votes in the Electoral College than those two other states combined.
Do such things matter to a president seeking reelection? They just might, especially when that president is struggling to raise his public approval nationwide ...
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/05/757579491/trumps-all-about-the-base-but-he-likely-needs-more-than-that-here-s-why
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them a big load of disaster relief to get those numbers even higher. What the hell, the half-wits will believe it. I'd like to me able to use the sarcasm smilie. 
