THAT, AND STATUS ANXIETY:

The thing is, Trump was elected by people who think our public life was already hopelessly degraded. It’s easy to see why that’s hard for Kristol to accept. More on status anxiety here.

Related: Put Up or Shut Up: Bill Kristol in 2018.

UPDATE: From the comments: “Just as Scott Adams predicted, he’s made it all the way to ‘I like his policies but I hate him’ status.”