" . . . overshadows anything a normal POTUS would get credit for ,, Because he can't keep his mouth shut he makes grandiose proposals based solely because of the midterms .. its obvious to everyone except his supporters"--If the date was anytime before 2014, this could apply to almost every sitting president . . . and to his supporters.

In Trump's more obvious case, I think more of his supporters do realize it, but understand why he does it, and why, considering the overall state of politics including prominent media bias and extremist leftist rhetoric, Trump does it, and why it is not what basically matters.