I do wish clubs would be honest with their supporters sometimes.
Mr. Paul is honest with his supporters about how difficult it will be to balance the budget in practice.
A Bernie Sanders campaign ad refers to him, pointedly, as "an honest leader"; his supporters have been less restrained.
His reputation is reflected in signs that his supporters waved: "Honest, Clean, Modest".
Mr. Obama's speech in March in Philadelphia on race, for instance, was not instantly quotable, but was memorable for the fact of it and praised by supporters as honest and nuanced; it was one of the most watched political speeches on YouTube.
"Anybody who comes in to buy our club must be open, transparent and honest and take the supporters with them or they will be flogging a dead horse".
With the "petrolão" scandal, the PT was no longer regarded as an honest entity by its supporters.
And if those Trump supporters were being honest about their reasons for supporting Trump, this could be an opening to start engaging them.
And the public should demand an honest assessment, from critics and supporters.
