These 14 Trump Voters See Him as a Little Extreme. Here’s Why They Like It.

After the November election, we were curious about a particular slice of American voters: those who described Donald Trump as “extreme” and differed with him on some key issues, including abortion rights, and decided to vote for him anyway. “Extreme” used to be an ugly word in politics; was it anymore? Abortion used to be a voting issue for Americans who favored reproductive rights and ones who opposed abortion; had that changed?

In our latest Times Opinion focus group, we explored these questions with 14 Trump voters — mostly Republicans and independents who shared these views — and also asked them to look forward: What do they want Mr. Trump to do in office? What do they want him to avoid? What kind of mandate does he have in the eyes of these supporters, who aren’t MAGA die-hards?