I would say that there is a certain overlap between the tacit acceptances of both rape culture and gun culture
his material that condescends towards shooting survivors respectively that would appeal to a certain political perspective.
Notice that this is a) a generalization and b) completely unrelated to the actual individual in question. It's a conclusion about them based in the reactions of people other than them. You're coming to conclusions about this person based on what (you feel) other people generally think about each issue. How can that be described as anything other than prejudice?
that are demonstrated by both him being afforded multiple chances to perform
As such, I question how much he is actively trying to appeal to such a perspective now that he's lost enough of his "progressive" credibility (or rather hadn't lost so much but still saw the path he chose as the most reasonable of his available options).