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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Nov 20, 2016, 01:11 PM Nov 2016

Trumps Secret Is the Same As Berlusconis

Luigi Zingales: “Now that Mr. Trump has been elected president, the Berlusconi parallel could offer an important lesson in how to avoid transforming a razor-thin victory into a two-decade affair. If you think presidential term limits and Mr. Trump’s age could save the country from that fate, think again. His tenure could easily turn into a Trump dynasty.”

“Mr. Berlusconi was able to govern Italy for as long as he did mostly thanks to the incompetence of his opposition. It was so rabidly obsessed with his personality that any substantive political debate disappeared; it focused only on personal attacks, the effect of which was to increase Mr. Berlusconi’s popularity. His secret was an ability to set off a Pavlovian reaction among his leftist opponents, which engendered instantaneous sympathy in most moderate voters. Mr. Trump is no different.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2016/11/19/trumps-secret-berlusconis/
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Trumps Secret Is the Same As Berlusconis (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2016 OP
He has plenty of real issues radical noodle Nov 2016 #1
Trump's going to have Bunga Bunga parties? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #2
R#5 & K for an excellent strategy to oppose DRUMPF UTUSN Nov 2016 #3

radical noodle

(8,000 posts)
1. He has plenty of real issues
Sun Nov 20, 2016, 01:17 PM
Nov 2016

other than personality to focus on. I would not be surprised by an attempt by him to make a dynasty with those kids of his.

UTUSN

(70,700 posts)
3. R#5 & K for an excellent strategy to oppose DRUMPF
Sun Nov 20, 2016, 07:01 PM
Nov 2016

The BERLUSCONI parallel. Not to be obsessed with his personality and personal attacks...

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