Why Donald Trump's attempted assassination hasn't helped him politically

One of the aspects of Trump's recent misfortune of being shot at that hasn't been discussed a great deal, is why it doesn't appear to be helping him politically at all. In fact if anything, it may be hurting him a bit. Immediately following the incident, most people were predicting an effect similar to Ronald Reagan's survival of an assassination attempt -- a huge popularity boost. This hasn't happened at all, and, it's pretty clear now, that it's not going to happen. Trump handled the incident fairly well, pumping his fist in the air, shouting "fight, fight, fight". He's obviously spunky. However, was his behavior really Presidential? Or, was it rather juvenile? Is Trump entering his second childhood, acting like a twelve year old, whatever happens, even the prospect of his own immediate and violent death? Another aspect here, is that the shooter was apparently a conservative. He had Donald Trump signs in his own backyard. This wasn't a antifa member with a clear left-wing political agenda to remove Donald Trump. This was simply some Republican nut who felt like killing Donald Trump, perhaps because he thought some other candidate might be better for the Party, or maybe just for fun, or to get attention. So, no traction is available here in attacking the "left" in the U.S. What this plays into, is the general sense that what the Democrats are claiming might be correct, that the Republicans are the Party of instability, and Civil War, and that Donald Trump is a magnet for political violence, even from his own supporters. In fact, it appears that, whatever the limitations of the Democrats might be, the Republicans are nothing but trouble for the people of the U.S., with their juvenile fantasies of simple solutions to what are, actually, very complex problems. And, Independents are seeing this, in the behavior of both Donald Trump, and his potential assassin, both just a couple of immature, juvenile fantasists trying to get attention, any way they can possibly think of! Are Donald Trump and Thomas Matthew Crooks just two of a kind? Just a couple of "crooks", as it were. Can Republicans really expect any Independents at all, to vote for that? However "energized" this may make the Republican "base", is that "base", alone, really going to be sufficient to win in November? Don't count on it! Not if all the Independents are scared to death of Donald Trump and his crazy hangers on.