I hear comments such as “Things were so bad, it’s only been a year, let’s give him a chance”. Or “I’m still willing to give him the benefit of the doubt”. So, not so much hero worship anymore, but a sort of cheer-for-his-efforts mentality. I don’t think they’ll ever admit, or even understand, he’s nothing more than a hardcore marxist.
You are 100% correct, none of them will ever admit they made a mistake voting for the biggest mistake of all!