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You are overconfident. The shock and awe on Reddit when Trump won last election was palpable. After months of reading Democrat puff pieces, the users were left dazed and confused. They didn't understand how it was physically possible.
In truth, Trump was elected because he had popular policies. He has and is continuing to makes moves that help a large swathe of the public. Democrats need to pull to the center if they want to win. They need to avoid or counter the two issues that were the focus of Republican marketing spending.
The only "help" he gives the public is the ability to be openly hateful without fear of social backlash.
...this isn't true. He focused heavily on the working class with policies such as immigration and the reduction of overtime taxes.
These are people that would have traditionally voted Democrat. He somehow managed to swing the election without marginalizing middle and upper class voters. This is surprising; the upper classes benefit disproportionately from increased immigration.
The focus on immigration has resulted in massive losses for the agriculture industry, driving up food prices and putting small farms out of business. So much for the working class. Not to mention all the tariffs making everything else less affordable.
His messaging may promise sunshine and rainbows for the average American but his actual impacts in office have been nothing short of catastrophic. The people who still buy into the messaging are morons, bigots, and the willfully ignorant making a quick buck.
I kinda suspect those voting machines in the swing states had something to do with it too.