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thesquanderer

(11,954 posts)
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:32 PM Mar 2016

Interesting "Authenticity" comment heard on NPR

There was a woman on the Brian Lehrer show this morning (didn't catch her name) who made an interesting comment. She said that, when Trump says he's going to do something, many don't seem to care about how likely it is to actually happen. What matters to many people isn't so much whether there will or won't be a wall and whether Mexico will or won't pay for it, but rather, the sense that Trump honestly believes the positions he is taking, regardless of whether he can accomplish these goals or not. IOW, even many of his supporters don't actually expect follow through on much of what he says.

OTOH, she says, Hillary is not given the same latitude... when she proposes something that is unlikely to happen, rather than it at least being seen as an honest representation of her vision (and being seen positively for that), it is instead more likely to be seen as political posturing.

She did not discuss Bernie, but he would seem to be in the first category, where he gets credit for putting forth a platform he is seen as honestly believing in, regardless of how little or how much of it people expect to actually see accomplished.

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Interesting "Authenticity" comment heard on NPR (Original Post) thesquanderer Mar 2016 OP
In. Hillary's case, she has flip-flopped too often & too quickly to be trusted on an issue. peacebird Mar 2016 #1
Clinton should expect that response Mike__M Mar 2016 #2
That's what happens... 99Forever Mar 2016 #3

peacebird

(14,195 posts)
1. In. Hillary's case, she has flip-flopped too often & too quickly to be trusted on an issue.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:36 PM
Mar 2016

She doesn't evolve and remain, she reverts to her previous positions and expects us to believe she has ALWAYS held that belief (or NEVER supported it, depending on the day...)

Mike__M

(1,052 posts)
2. Clinton should expect that response
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 02:57 PM
Mar 2016

She has directly mocked visionary proposals while championing her own pedestrian approach. She's promoted that response; she's asked for it.

99Forever

(14,524 posts)
3. That's what happens...
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 03:06 PM
Mar 2016

...when a person is best known as untrustworthy makes promises to do things that are the opposite of what teir history has been


We aren't nearly as stupid as Hillary thinks we are.

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