General Discussion

I don't believe these people are as cruel as Trump, they just feel left out by the educated elite. They fall for Trump's plain talk and low vocabulary as something they have in common. His bullyish attitude makes them feel better about their own bad behaviors.

Platner has the means to attract these people while also modelling another way. You don't have to have been perfect all your life, you don't have to be a college graduate, and you might not have grown up knowing the pc way to treat women. Most of the people (most of all people) aren't as brilliant or articulate as Platner, but he won't make you feel less than over that.

Bernie appealed to a lot of Trump voters because of his plain talk, and he was the true populist that they believed Trump to be.
I agree that Platner might get some of the low information voters you described. But i think he'll get a wider swath of working people who have gone Republican in recent years, and who might be ready to come home. Platner is the real deal, the real populist they were looking for in the first place. They aren't looking for a choir boy. They want someone who speaks their language.