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A certain blog I've been following lately, keeps calling Trump a master persuader. I would prefer the term Master Salesman. I am mulling over the possibility that he could face Sanders in November, and I am not sure I like the odds.
Bernie would argue like an adult. Trump's strategy could be summarized as strategic name calling. There is more to it than that, of course. I doubt Trump could out-govern Sanders, out-fix the injustices of the system, out-defend-the-nation, etc. But he had made many a sale in his business career, so he can surely out-sell Bernie, or anyone else running against him.
The aforementioned blogger, while quietly flattering Trump, has not really been so flattering to his voter base. Let me introduce you to the Moist Robot Theory, which states that most of us can be programmed subconsciously, by carerful choice of emotionally colored words.
That and large audience, which Trump can afford to pay for, is all he really needs to push his message. I hope the American voters are better than that in general, but the support Trump has been enjoying is an excellent case for Moist Robot Theory.
I am not saying all conservatives aren't very bright -- I know that is not true. I am not saying Trump isn't very bright. Nor am I saying that I myself have never been an emotionally biased fool -- all of us have been. But whoever will be programmed by cheap verbal tricks while making an important voting decision -- well... I hope this doesn't apply to most Americans.
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