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COLGATE4

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9. I think you're absolutely right about the mechanism he uses.

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 12:35 PM

Feb 2016

As to the root cause of his appeal, I believe it's because he represents the authority figure many of our more simple-minded fellow citizens crave, the blusterer with the very simple solutions to all the very complex problems that baffle other, mere mortals. Afraid of losing your job? Don't worry - he'll make us win some many things that you'll get tired of winning! Afraid of TERRA!!!? Not to worry - he'll deny entry to the US to anyone except good red-blooded American Xians (like himself). Nervous about all the little brown people hanging around Walmart begging for a day job? No prob -he's going to send them all back to Mexico and then lock the door with a million-foot wall which he will make the damned MEXICANZ pay for!

Easy peasy. Don't worry- just vote for T Rump and make 'Murka Grate Again.

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I think people are discounting a major reason for Trump's popularity. And it's very simple. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 OP

Americans love slogans. They always have. yeoman6987 Feb 2016 #1

Dude you have to condense your thoughts... Anti-Establishment Feb 2016 #2

Trump is playing them Rebkeh Feb 2016 #7

Why, thank you. nt Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #12

Trump knows that those "who can be fooled all the time" Hortensis Feb 2016 #27

K&R! beac Feb 2016 #3

actually, unlike the other Republican candidates, ghostsinthemachine Feb 2016 #4

He has said a few things GummyBearz Feb 2016 #16

Just about any politician will be right on some issues. Even the most repugnant ones. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #18

In other words, too many people are too stupid. nt valerief Feb 2016 #5

That's the true problem. tabasco Feb 2016 #8

"Most voters don't have opinions on policies, they have feelings about issues" phantom power Feb 2016 #6

But more than half the eligible voters don't vote leftstreet Feb 2016 #14

I think you're absolutely right about the mechanism he uses. COLGATE4 Feb 2016 #9

The irony of it is that those same people..... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #23

Exactly. Hortensis Feb 2016 #28

Because he has been given hours and hours of free TV coverage, the average uninformed patricia92243 Feb 2016 #10

From my conversations - the issues are - trade policy - jobs - and fear SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #11

From a conversation with my girlfriend: Populist_Prole Feb 2016 #13

That's why politics are great The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #15

But this is an extraordinary case. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #17

Well said. k&r DesertRat Feb 2016 #19

he has also proposed massive tax cuts hfojvt Feb 2016 #20

Sure, all politicians engage in sloganing. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #22

I have not been watching much TV hfojvt Feb 2016 #29

You're seriously comparing Trump's rhetoric to Obama's? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #30

listen to Obama's speech hfojvt Feb 2016 #31

It was remisencent of most primary speeches. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #32

I probably have not watched any TV in the last 7 months hfojvt Feb 2016 #33

Trump is a symptom, not the disease LittleBlue Feb 2016 #21

Right marions ghost Feb 2016 #25

There are over 300 million people in this country. Simple probability ... 11 Bravo Feb 2016 #24

As Much As RobinA Feb 2016 #26

Not necessarily scamming in terms of money... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #35

I don't know if anyone if discounting that reason. Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2016 #34

Love it or hate it, Facebook does serve a certain purpose. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #36

True, Facebook is probably the best tool Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2016 #37

or perhaps there are 40% of republicans who are hateful, misogynistic racists....? spanone Feb 2016 #38