Hokey Smokes, you think this guy might one day reach the logical conclusion to Trump's popularity, which he more or less
makes explicit here w/o facing the sad truth that "the base" is indeed base,
Returning to the point I originally set out to make, our candidates aren’t just flummoxed by how to gain traction and get ahead of Trump in the polls. They seem to be failing an even bigger test when the media inevitably comes to them and asks why Trump is doing so well. Many respond by saying that Trump is just a celebrity and we’re a nation of folks who are fascinated by celebrities. But he’s leading in polls of people who are both registered Republicans and likely voters. These are the most involved, informed voters in the nation. When you do this you’re basically telling your base that they are vacuous consumers of brain numbing TV pablum. That’s really no way to win over the base, folks.
& the
rabid droolersregistered Republicans are so involved only because they've been whipped into fearful if not paranoiac hysteria by precisely the "brain-numbing TV pablum" they so vacuously consume?
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| They're watching Fox & Friends, aren't they? I recognize the two puppets. |
Not to mention certain iNternet locations, forwarded e-mails & the old epistemic closure.
When you do this you’re basically telling your base that they are vacuous consumers of brain numbing TV pablum.
ReplyDeleteHe comes so close to self-awareness...