Josh Kraushaar, who is savvy, writes at National Journal that polls don't show Charlottesville damaging Trump:
The polling is simply the latest illustration of the gaping divide between elite opinion and the views of average Americans. It's clear many voters don't share the same sense of alarm about Trump as political leaders and journalists. Judging by the news coverage, you'd reasonably expect the president to have alienated the entire country with his insensitive, racially charged rhetoric. In reality, public opinion is splitting along predictable partisan lines...
to have any chance at uniting the country, political leaders need to do their best at persuading a skeptical public of the rightness of their views—and not mock, shame, or dismiss people who hold different opinions. When the elites are so at odds with the public on issues of great consequence, a dose of humility may be in order.