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I can think of three people I know personally who went from Bernie to Trump in 2016. It's not a bad strategy.
I’m sorry if this is offensive, but those three people sound like utter dolts. Talk about not knowing what you want…
what no they're dumb as hell. their justification was "I don't want another politician".
thing is, they're also frustrated and afraid and in that they're absolutely correct. no matter what you believe the causes and solutions are, people are noticing that they're working harder, paying more and in a much more precarious position for it than the generations before them. part of the reason that fascism is doing so well is that the people getting fucked know they need a change, and fascism is the change that the ruling class won't oppose so they actually feel like they can get it. they're not gonna love it when society runs out of queers and foreigners to destroy and they end up being the enemy of the week instead, but for right now all they can see is the walls of the current system closing in on them. in that situation, one where inaction is going to mean immediate destruction, a course shift into trumpism is a way of staying alive today and hoping you can figure out a way to unfuck things later.