Yes, that is to be expected.
Liberals don't think, they feeeeeel!!!
Trump taps into feelings, he has a passion, a zest, that liberals lack in their personal lives. They will do anything to fill that vacuum, even by proxy, to get a sense of life.
Usually they get their fix from a vapid demagog, with a big mouth and a long history of failed ideas and policies.
This time the guy with the big mouth is a very successful builder of a business empire.
Their relatives had ancestors fight on southern side of Pickets Charge and they have been angry at Republicans since reconstruction. Today they are fed up with all politicians and see Trumps business leadership as a positive needed force. The fact that he has worked with both sides they see as a positive