WaPo: If you remind people they're going to die one day, they tend to like Trump better

[Bucky]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/27/this-might-be-the-darkest-theory-yet-about-why-donald-trump-keeps-winning/?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_2_na

This might be the darkest theory yet about why Donald Trump keeps winning

The reminders aren’t explicit, and they probably aren’t part of an intentional strategy. All the same, much of Trump’s rhetoric could have the effect of bringing his viewers’ omnipresent fear of death closer to their conscious minds, according to Sheldon Solomon, a psychologist at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

That includes his emphasis on terrorism, unsurprisingly, but also his preoccupation with immigration. This focus might be helping Trump, since Solomon’s recent research shows that people who are thinking about death are more likely to say they support him. Study subjects who were prompted to talk about their own death later rated their support for Trump 1.66 points higher on a five-point scale than those who were prompted to talk about pain generally.

“I’m not suggesting that any of this is calculated, but almost everything that he does is demonstrably effective for raising these non-conscious, existential concerns that in turn make his kind of candidacy all the more alluring,” Solomon said.

[tonyt53]

1. Who the fuck asks such a question! The question is dumber than the results.

[Bucky]

5. Did you read the article?

The question asked was basically "How do you feel about Trump--rated on a scale of 1 to 5"

I think it's helpful to know that discussions of death encourages people to vote for Trump, and that raising awareness of pain & suffering improves perceptions about Clinton. A question that gives you insight into how voters react to your candidate is the opposite of "dumb".

the person who decided to ask this question of voters really has his head in the game.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Valar morghulis

We're all going to die eventually.

[FSogol]

3. Conclusion: Trump supporters and Republicans hate their children and grandchildren....

[underpants]

4. Well how long can someone talk about their grandchildren?

9, maybe 10 seconds?