These various surveys suggest that the Epstein issue could be more of a problem than everyone pooh-poohing the idea that they will ever turn on him on any issue.
Much like evangelicals and Catholics with the single issue abortion situation, 20 to 30% of GOP voters buying into QAnon is certainly significant. While MAGA voters tend to be super flexible and hypocritical on ignoring Trump’s stances on issues when he changes his mind, willing to go with him on whatever his new belief is, my gut is that this won’t be the case with pedophile conspiracy QAnon believers.
Many of these people viewed Trump is the only person who could end the Hillary Obama international pedophile Cabal. If you look at the J6 TTom posts, he was all about that issue. I do not think that the TTom’s of the world will simply wave away the news that Trump’s name is all over the files and that he had the FBI redact it, and has let Epstein’s trafficker in chief get out of a maximum security prison and over to clubfed in Texas. I think it will make a lot of Trump people rage-y.
Trump talking about Epstein stealing his employees (to be used in trafficking by Epstein ) upsetting Trump - because Epstein took those young girls from Trump - was an odd unforced error. Talking about “never having the privilege” to go to pedophile Island was also an interesting verbiage choice.
Handing out the notebooks of Epstein stuff, Bondi saying the Epstein list was on her desk, only to say it never existed, and Trump telling them all to quit talking about it because they’re all stupid losers is not going to shut them up. My key point here is that the very people who believe this the most are also the most willing to believe the most preposterous, conspiracy theories - and so will be for more likely to believe that Trump is involved somehow than other people. They are hardwired to believe in the giant government coverup, and now Trump is the government.
I believe there is some data that a lot of these people are not repeat voters, and it was only Trump that got them back in the electoral process. One of the reasons they returned is to support the man who would get rid of the international pedophile Cabal. If he won’t do it, or if he is part of the problem, then they may return to not voting. Or may get pissed now that they vote and vote against Trump.
My ex brother-in-law (ex-Army Captain) is a huge QAnon guy, and was convinced that as soon as Trump took office this time that Hillary and Company would be perp walked in handcuffs, taken to GITMO and then executed.
TL;DR. there appears to be enough MAGA supporters who treat the mission to convict and hang pedophiles is as important to them as abortion is to some people. I have a slight hope that enough of them will not vote in future that we might flip some seats if we’re allowed to have an election.