My (first-hand, very personal) experience of people who are like Trump is that seeming like you could manipulate them easily is just part of the dark web of ugly charisma they weave.
You might win a battle but you'd somehow end up losing the war *because* you won the battle. In this case, you'd, say, end up getting single-payer but not managing to avoid the complete fascist takeover of day-to-day life in every regard.
Better to shun and to work really really hard on Trump supporters' Overton windows to get them to come over to the shunning side too.
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You might win a battle but you'd somehow end up losing the war *because* you won the battle. In this case, you'd, say, end up getting single-payer but not managing to avoid the complete fascist takeover of day-to-day life in every regard.
Better to shun and to work really really hard on Trump supporters' Overton windows to get them to come over to the shunning side too.