I think he's in a strange position. He's being attacked from both sides of the argument, and it's being shown so in the media and variety of different opinions. Why do you think he has such a following? He's surprising and infuriating A LOT of people.
There's Democratics and Republicans who don't know what to think. Isn't Krugman liberal? He agreed with some of Trump's points too. There's me trying to pay attention to my own country while this **** is happening. I only just signed to vote!