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Robert B. Reich: How Democrats can stop Trump (and prevent future Trumps)
« on: May 02, 2018, 03:31:16 pm »
Robert B. Reich

Why did working-class voters choose a selfish, thin-skinned, petulant, lying, narcissistic, boastful megalomaniac for president?

With the 2018 midterms around the corner, and prospective Democratic candidates already eyeing the 2020 presidential race, the answer is important because it will influence how Democrats campaign.

One explanation focuses on economic hardship. The working class fell for Mr. Trump's economic populism.

A competing explanation -- which got a boost this week from a study published by the National Academy of Sciences -- dismisses economic hardship and blames it on whites' fear of losing status to blacks and immigrants. They were attracted to Mr. Trump's form of identity politics: bigotry.

If Democrats accept the bigotry explanation, they may be more inclined to foster their own identity politics of women, blacks and Latinos. And they'll be less inclined to come up with credible solutions to widening inequality and growing economic insecurity.

Yet the truth isn't found in one explanation or the other. It's in the interplay between the two.

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Re: Robert B. Reich: How Democrats can stop Trump (and prevent future Trumps)
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2018, 03:35:53 pm »
Why did working-class voters choose a selfish, thin-skinned, petulant, lying, narcissistic, boastful megalomaniac for president?

This from the guy that worked for Slick? Eff that.
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Re: Robert B. Reich: How Democrats can stop Trump (and prevent future Trumps)
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2018, 03:38:21 pm »
Why did working-class voters choose a selfish, thin-skinned, petulant, lying, narcissistic, boastful megalomaniac for president?

I don't know Reich, you worked for Bill, why don't you tell us all how he pulled it off?
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Re: Robert B. Reich: How Democrats can stop Trump (and prevent future Trumps)
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2018, 03:40:14 pm »
They were attracted to Mr. Trump's form of identity politics: bigotry.

As your old boss used to say, "That dog won't hunt".

Kanye bothering you, Reich?
Cat's out of the bag now, ain't it?
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Re: Robert B. Reich: How Democrats can stop Trump (and prevent future Trumps)
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2018, 03:47:35 pm »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on May 02, 2018, 03:35:53 pm
Why did working-class voters choose a selfish, thin-skinned, petulant, lying, narcissistic, boastful megalomaniac for president?

This from the guy that worked for Slick? Eff that.
I thought he was describing B. Hussein Obummer.
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