I am not a psephologist so I can't argue polls and stats but it is my strong instinct that the only reason Donald Trump is anywhere near parity with the latest Democratic establishment media darling is because of a widespread visceral reaction against the hyper-political-correctness that 'democratic' politics has shoved down the throats of American (and other Western) electorates these last ten years. Trump has come to embody this inchoate rage.
Also....I think your analysis doesn't give enough weight to the extent that Trump has been made (both by a hysterical liberal media and by his own showy nature) a major 'issue' in himself.
It’s not all ‘visceral’ ‘inchoate’ rage against the political correctness of the left. There’s plenty of reasoned argument against it, against critical race theory, gender ideology, defund the police, immigration policy etc. and it’s driving plenty of liberals to Trump, as well as black voters and other minorities.
No I wasn't suggesting it was ALL....in fact I myself have plenty of reasoned arguments to advance. against all the hyper-'progressive' nonsense you list. But sadly, reasoned argument doesn't change the course of elections....passion does.
The point about Tenner and political views being emotional & therefore rooted in psychology *feels* personally true. I was a lifelong left-leaner until I became conscious of the bullying moralism of the cultural left. My preternatural dislike for being instructed how to be was among the most significant drivers of my rightward political shift.
I am not a psephologist so I can't argue polls and stats but it is my strong instinct that the only reason Donald Trump is anywhere near parity with the latest Democratic establishment media darling is because of a widespread visceral reaction against the hyper-political-correctness that 'democratic' politics has shoved down the throats of American (and other Western) electorates these last ten years. Trump has come to embody this inchoate rage.
Also....I think your analysis doesn't give enough weight to the extent that Trump has been made (both by a hysterical liberal media and by his own showy nature) a major 'issue' in himself.
It’s not all ‘visceral’ ‘inchoate’ rage against the political correctness of the left. There’s plenty of reasoned argument against it, against critical race theory, gender ideology, defund the police, immigration policy etc. and it’s driving plenty of liberals to Trump, as well as black voters and other minorities.
No I wasn't suggesting it was ALL....in fact I myself have plenty of reasoned arguments to advance. against all the hyper-'progressive' nonsense you list. But sadly, reasoned argument doesn't change the course of elections....passion does.
The point about Tenner and political views being emotional & therefore rooted in psychology *feels* personally true. I was a lifelong left-leaner until I became conscious of the bullying moralism of the cultural left. My preternatural dislike for being instructed how to be was among the most significant drivers of my rightward political shift.