Why Donald Trump may look like a savior

Why Donald Trump may look like a savior

By Catherine Rampell at the Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-donald-trump-may-look-like-a-savior/2015/11/26/7ea4ca7a-93b8-11e5-8aa0-5d0946560a97_story.html

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Bizarrely, despite what you’ve heard about our everyone-gets-a-trophy-just-for-showing-up culture, only a quarter of respondents said they were winning. More than twice as many (64 percent) said they were losing.

Even demographic groups usually considered society’s winners saw themselves as political losers. For example, more than 60 percent of whites, upper-income Americans and men said they were losing in the political arena.

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More important, such messaging can also elevate the status of the messenger, who by convincing the public of its own weakness can position himself or herself as a potential savior, as the only one who can successfully lead the charge against those evil, undeserving victors and bullies on the other side.

Tell everyone to buck up, that their country is already great, that their economy is already improving, that their political mission is already succeeding, and you’ve ceded the premise you need to argue that you and you alone can turn things around.


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