Santi wrote:
But on topic now, the level of scrutiny and overanalyzing of Trump as a person is plain silly, I have to agree with that...
Outrage do not think so, but anger is one of the reasons Trump got elected, anger because people concerns were not addressed by governments ...
There is a wisdom here in America that has proven true time after time after time, yet for some reason many time people pretend it's not as important: it's the economy, stupid!
Thinking back about it, Trump's campaign message was simple and raw. It was noticeably absent of the more glamorous elements that tend to be put front and center by other candidates. His message was exclusively focus on one thing: the economy. It was simple, but also effective. Not only he energized the Republican base, but also turned some section of the Democrat, section that I felt abandoned.
I'm used to be indifferent toward Obama, but I still remember the one turning point that make me into someone you can call anti-Obama. It's actually not because his weak foreign policy, but because I still remember clearly this one instance during a debate Romney during the re-election, Obama emphatically stated this: those jobs are gone governor, and they will not come back! Something inside of me died when I heard that, and I'm from a traditionally white collar family, with myself being a white collar. Can't imagine how would blue collar families feel when they hear their president just came out and said their prospect is death and buried, that he wouldn't even try to fight for it. The Democrat maybe surprised that their blue firewall was blow to pieces, but not me, not after what their previous candidate said. You know, people focus a lot on how close the result was, that he doesn't win the majority popular vote ...etc... I don't care about it, because I think when people try to find excuse in those things, they missed the important message. For me, this is why Trump won:
The last time Republicans won in Wisconsin? 1984.
The last time they won Michigan? 1988.
The last time in Pennsylvania? Also 1988.
And the last time Minnesota went red? 1972.
If you like Trump, you should give him credits for turning these states Red after decades of staying Blue. If you hate Trump, than you should at least admit the Democrat threw away these states by themselves. These are the places that suffered from the De-industrialized afford, afford that was born not by just necessity and practicality but also by political agenda and narrative. This is why I told Mork earlier there is a difference between a narrative and reality, no matter how strong or common the narrative seems to be. Believe it or not, but when people vote on election days, most would vote base on what they experience, not what other telling them.
