I am in group 1. I think Trump is racist and sexist, but really more elitist (looks down on anyone male or female, any race, if they do not fit in with his idea of success and status). I would still vote for Trump over a person who I felt could do more harm to the country.
The harm from Trump's presidency will be fleeting. He is barely getting anything done as it is. The harm from a large social program that perhaps had good intentions but was a disaster economically can be far greater, both in cost of lives and quality of life.
I will vote for the right Democrat or I will vote for Trump again. The ideal situation would be a third party who stood a chance but...
I find it hard to believe that anyone cannot see the harm that Trump is doing, and it will not be fleeting.
You can take the word of the military experts who have come out to say Trump is dangerous and unqualified. You have to understand how UNUSUAL this open and public denouncement of Trump is. Trump as president is the commander in chief of the military. Because of that he has deference from even the top general, so that any disagreements are dealt with in private. It is only because these people feels Trump is literally a risk to national security, statements have been made publically.
national security leaders
https://warontherocks.com/2016/03/open-letter-on-donald-trump-from-gop-national-security-leaders/retired generals and admirals
https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/resource/letter-176-retired-generals-and-admirals-president-elect-trump-use-tortureFor one, he doesn't read the daily security briefings.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-s-calendar-just-17-intelligence-briefings-85-days-n967386"When Trump believes something to be true, U.S. officials tell NBC News, it's extremely difficult for them to dissuade him, even if they have a mountain of evidence he is wrong. And when he doubts something they are telling him, he often requires iron-clad proof of a type that is rarely available from intelligence collection."
This is the first president that the intelligence community has had to deal with whose instinctive departure point is not the truth," David Priess, a former CIA briefer, said on MSNBC. "He goes from his belief first.""
You can see it in our withdrawal from the Paris accord, during a time that is literally do or die regarding slowing c02 emissions.
The US is not longer considered a full democracy as ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Trump is doing everything to both erode our current system by placing more and more power in the executive branch, and reduce our level of democratic participation.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/25/us-is-no-longer-a-full-democracy-eiu-warns.htmlIndependent observers state that our elections are no longer democratic. Once you lose democratic processes, it is very very difficult for the group in power to give up power in favor of democracy
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/north-carolina-not-democracy-elections-cuba-iran-venezuela-gop-a7494561.htmlAnd as far as talking about expensive social programs, Trump is driving up the deficit during a time when the economy is booming and deficit are typically reduced. This is setting up our country extremely poorly to be prepared to weather any kind of economic setback. It's kind of like blowing your emergency fund on big screen tvs, so when you have a true emergency, you can't pay for it. We are not suffering now but we will be suffering in the future because of this reckless behavior.
None of these are fleeting, nor easy to correct once you lose them.