2016 Postmortem

Dems to Win

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3. Trumps non-PC comments helped him because they diverted Hillary from talking about jobs

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 04:08 PM

Dec 2016

Interesting article here:

https://medium.com/@jesseleburke/how-trump-won-or-how-hillary-lost-aa6dfbcd4b8b#.23sl1oh2k
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Consider — if you believe the preceding arguments about the vast majority of his voters (enough of the general pop to win) prioritizing economic security and justice over social issues, it stands to reason that the best strategy to ensure/expand the size and loyalty of that group would be to ensure that Hillary never gets their ear. So, if I (Trump) want her to stay off the topic of economic security and justice, my strategy is:
1. First position social issues as the misguided (in that they’re not thinking about us and our survival) obsession of the out-of-touch elite who care about me not at all
2. Second, ensure then that she only talks about those very elitist social issues (thereby, creating the cognitive association of her as elite and not for them).

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A big question: did Trump's racism and demagoguery ultimately help him or hurt him? [View all] Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 OP

WOW - trick question? Laf.La.Dem. Dec 2016 #1

sort of-- I had a feeling about the answer but was wondering what others thought Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #5

As I've said in a few threads, exit polls showed him winning on terrorism and immigration. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #2

Yes, I agree. I wonder if when these people said they liked his economic message, they either Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #6

Conscious and subconscious biases work their way into many of our decisions. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #11

This treestar Dec 2016 #16

Agreed. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #17

Trumps non-PC comments helped him because they diverted Hillary from talking about jobs Dems to Win Dec 2016 #3

makes sense, and scary it worked. Did he do it on purpose because he's so smart, or it just worked Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #7

Trump is a Reality TV Master. A master of persuasion. Dems to Win Dec 2016 #9

yes, but it also helps that he can lie so easily Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #10

And, yet, everyone knew he was a liar. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #12

we all knew that, very well Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #13

Yeah, that's possible. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #14

It was central to his campaign BainsBane Dec 2016 #4

Yes, it's clear that he didn't win SIMPLY because he had a good non-racist economic message Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #8

kick for a few more votes Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #15