Frankly, I think it is too easy to blame Trump. Weasels will be weasels. It is 100% the fault of the people who put him into office.

You and Umm are urging low-information voters like me to educate ourselves and do better, and castigate us for being stupid.
All true, but the reality of politics, like a battle, is that you have to fight with the forces you have. Not the ones you wish you had.

Idiots like me have one vote each, same as you and Umm. If you fail to win us over, you are going to lose. Look at Obama. He had the "disadvantages" of being the "wrong" race, and an "over-educated elite", things that the other party hates (sometimes openly, sometimes secretly). Despite that he won the popular vote twice, because he was an appealing guy. Independents loved him and the only votes that matter in the presidential elections are swing voters in swing states.

Believe it or not, (probably you won't), Trump has charisma. That's why, being a repeated failure in substance, he exudes being successful in appearance. That's why people voted for him. Biden or Harris were no match for his personal appeal, which is what matters the most in politics. Biden was elected in 2020 as a protest vote against Trump, and promptly squandered that goodwill by being a log. So now it's the snake's turn.