It's Charisma, Stupid (2004)
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It's Charisma, Stupid (2004)
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Re: It's Charisma, Stupid (2004)
#2It's a number of things:
Going against political correctness by voicing controversial but popular views on immigration and Islam.
Populist economics in a recession after two terms of Obama.
And of course a yuuuge charisma.
Re: It's Charisma, Stupid (2004)
#3Liberal cucks in full meltdown mode.
Dems tried to put an criminal up and got what they deserved.
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#4This is from 2004. The title should be updated to reflect that.
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#5Seriously reposting PG? Fuck off right now.
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#6Hilary Clinton has and is highly unlikeable and her narrative is similar.
The DNC chose her over Sanders... would the results be different?
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#7It's a number of things: Going against political correctness by voicing controversial but popular views on immigration and Islam. Populist economics in a recession after two terms of Obama. And of course a yuuuge charisma.
I don't find him particularly charismatic. I'd probably punch the dude in the mouth if I had to deal with him and his attitude in person.
But your points about populist economics are the bigger cause I believe. But then I'm a Bernie supporter who knew he could steal that issue from Trump. C'est la vie.
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#8As someone aptly put it on twitter (Nate Cohn), the "white working class" is voting like a minority block--and why would they not? The elites have ignored the working class (white and black) for ages and when they do think of them, white (and other) elites look down at them with the contempt of 'white privilege' while they, the elite whites, sit comfortably in their protected perches rarely exposing themselves to insecurity.
It's possible this is a consequence of overplaying identity politics used to try and counterbalance Trump's followers' politics. In other words the working class had their identity unintentially forged in the scrum of identity politics.
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#9This is from 2004. The title should be updated to reflect that.
That makes it even better
Re: It's Charisma, Stupid (2004)
#10It's a number of things: Going against political correctness by voicing controversial but popular views on immigration and Islam. Populist economics in a recession after two terms of Obama. And of course a yuuuge charisma.
I don't find him particularly charismatic. I'd probably punch the dude in the mouth if I had to deal with him and his attitude in person. But your points about populist economics are the bigger cause I believe. But then I'm a Bernie supporter who knew he could steal that issue from Trump. C'est la vie.
The fact the so many progressive's response is to want to "punch the dude in the mouth" is exactly the kind of oppresive political correctness Trump voters are rebelling against.
These scenes probably garnered even more support for Trump's rallies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMux_UHmpvc