Authentic vs inauthentic is only part of the picture. The triumph of Trump is a whole lot more complicated. Here's an analysis I wrote for my family group:
Welp, I've been reading various analyzes about why Harris lost the election so badly. Here's my amateur analysis inspired by various other professional analyzes.
Said Wood (Thomas Wood, a political scientist at Ohio State University.”): “The really simple story is that secular dissatisfaction with Biden’s economic stewardship affected most demographic groups in a fairly homogeneous way.”
My analysis of THE PERFECT STORM...
REPUBLICAN-OWNED NEWS OUTLETS
Secular dissatisfaction with Biden's economic stewardship started as embers that were fanned into flames and fed fuel relentlessly by every major news outlet in the country. There were no exceptions. I suspect that this is because they are owned by Republican shareholders who would naturally support a Republican dominated government. In addition, news outlets are competing for audience share to sell lucrative advertising time. Which explains the "if it bleeds it leads" motive. This translates into "if it's negative, it's front page news" because it's going to get 10 times more attention than a positive story. This entire business model for news outlets is incredibly dysfunctional and does not serve the country well.
COMMUNICATION
Biden and his administration get a failing grade for communication skills and strategy. This was especially important given the toxic environment of news outlets and social media. It is widely acknowledged that connecting with voters that he doesn't come face to face with is one of Biden's weaknesses. Had the other candidate suffered a similar inability to connect, the Biden administration would not have looked so bad in comparison. But politics is all about comparisons. Trump, on the other hand, had years of experience in reality TV to hone his communication skills. And, he is a natural born narcissist. Nothing showcased this contrast better than the Trump/Biden debate debacle.
THE INCUMBENT HANDICAP
Kamala Harris, out of deference to Biden, refused to criticize Biden 's policies. This made it very difficult to convince voters that she was a change agent for the future. Instead, she looked more like an incumbent. To dissatisfied voters, this appeared to be "more of the same".
THE GLASS CEILING
In addition to all of the above, there was tremendous resistance to the idea of a woman leading the most powerful country in the world from traditionally chauvinist men which included white as well as African American, Latino, Asian and other non-White groups of men.
SECULAR DISSATISFACTION
What Trump tapped into was voter anger and frustration with economic hardship for which the two biggest drivers were the cost of living and low wages. He then, with lots of help from news outlets, convinced these frustrated and angry voters to direct their vitriol to scapegoats of Trump's choice -- incumbent government and immigrants. One message he was very consistent about in campaign speeches and interviews was that he was going to "fix it". This also explains why the most distinct split between voters was education level. Those less educated were more likely to accept a generalized term like "fix it" without asking, 'how the hell are you going to do that?' Better educated voters, a little better trained in critical thinking, would naturally ask, 'how the hell are you going to do that?'
Gee. Seth got this at 7:45am EST which is 5:45 MST so were you up all night? Take a break, you have four years and two months to figure out what happened. Let me save you the work, inauthentic loses every time, it is as simple as that. Crazy Kameka was inauthentic and our President is not. Gee see this is why I am still ABD after all these years, academics are looking under rocks for what is right in front of them. Best always, Lynn
What the heck does authentic mean when Trump portrays himself as a successful businessman but in actuality he's bankrupted a bunch of companies and ripped off a ton of small businesses?
IMO, what this tells me is that there are a ton of people in this country willing to be conned by a conman.
Authentic vs inauthentic is only part of the picture. The triumph of Trump is a whole lot more complicated. Here's an analysis I wrote for my family group:
Welp, I've been reading various analyzes about why Harris lost the election so badly. Here's my amateur analysis inspired by various other professional analyzes.
Said Wood (Thomas Wood, a political scientist at Ohio State University.”): “The really simple story is that secular dissatisfaction with Biden’s economic stewardship affected most demographic groups in a fairly homogeneous way.”
My analysis of THE PERFECT STORM...
REPUBLICAN-OWNED NEWS OUTLETS
Secular dissatisfaction with Biden's economic stewardship started as embers that were fanned into flames and fed fuel relentlessly by every major news outlet in the country. There were no exceptions. I suspect that this is because they are owned by Republican shareholders who would naturally support a Republican dominated government. In addition, news outlets are competing for audience share to sell lucrative advertising time. Which explains the "if it bleeds it leads" motive. This translates into "if it's negative, it's front page news" because it's going to get 10 times more attention than a positive story. This entire business model for news outlets is incredibly dysfunctional and does not serve the country well.
COMMUNICATION
Biden and his administration get a failing grade for communication skills and strategy. This was especially important given the toxic environment of news outlets and social media. It is widely acknowledged that connecting with voters that he doesn't come face to face with is one of Biden's weaknesses. Had the other candidate suffered a similar inability to connect, the Biden administration would not have looked so bad in comparison. But politics is all about comparisons. Trump, on the other hand, had years of experience in reality TV to hone his communication skills. And, he is a natural born narcissist. Nothing showcased this contrast better than the Trump/Biden debate debacle.
THE INCUMBENT HANDICAP
Kamala Harris, out of deference to Biden, refused to criticize Biden 's policies. This made it very difficult to convince voters that she was a change agent for the future. Instead, she looked more like an incumbent. To dissatisfied voters, this appeared to be "more of the same".
THE GLASS CEILING
In addition to all of the above, there was tremendous resistance to the idea of a woman leading the most powerful country in the world from traditionally chauvinist men which included white as well as African American, Latino, Asian and other non-White groups of men.
SECULAR DISSATISFACTION
What Trump tapped into was voter anger and frustration with economic hardship for which the two biggest drivers were the cost of living and low wages. He then, with lots of help from news outlets, convinced these frustrated and angry voters to direct their vitriol to scapegoats of Trump's choice -- incumbent government and immigrants. One message he was very consistent about in campaign speeches and interviews was that he was going to "fix it". This also explains why the most distinct split between voters was education level. Those less educated were more likely to accept a generalized term like "fix it" without asking, 'how the hell are you going to do that?' Better educated voters, a little better trained in critical thinking, would naturally ask, 'how the hell are you going to do that?'
Gee. Seth got this at 7:45am EST which is 5:45 MST so were you up all night? Take a break, you have four years and two months to figure out what happened. Let me save you the work, inauthentic loses every time, it is as simple as that. Crazy Kameka was inauthentic and our President is not. Gee see this is why I am still ABD after all these years, academics are looking under rocks for what is right in front of them. Best always, Lynn
What the heck does authentic mean when Trump portrays himself as a successful businessman but in actuality he's bankrupted a bunch of companies and ripped off a ton of small businesses?
IMO, what this tells me is that there are a ton of people in this country willing to be conned by a conman.