It still doesn’t make sense that Trump won. By all logic it should not have been close. However the best explanation is he successfully played outrage media to convince gullible, low information and racists that he was what he wanted, and somehow turned it into a personality cult. The bombast and bs was strong with that one
But Vance’s main qualification is lack of shame. That doesn’t turn into a personality cult. Neither does submissive loyalty to the cult leader. Neither has there been any public sign of him rising in the cult
I sure hope you’re right! The always-votes-right crowd will just vote for whoever they’re told to, including Vance, so I definitely hope that any right-leaners who have broken away and are sick of Trump now don’t fall for it all over again with Vance.
Even without him commanding a cult of personality, the right still has a fire hose of propaganda blasting to hell and back… And I don’t foresee that changing. I think the propaganda is a way bigger factor here and I’m still not sure if enough of the populace is paying enough attention to sort fact from fiction.
It still doesn’t make sense that Trump won. By all logic it should not have been close. However the best explanation is he successfully played outrage media to convince gullible, low information and racists that he was what he wanted, and somehow turned it into a personality cult. The bombast and bs was strong with that one
But Vance’s main qualification is lack of shame. That doesn’t turn into a personality cult. Neither does submissive loyalty to the cult leader. Neither has there been any public sign of him rising in the cult
He got primary easily, and the general because it’s only a two party system and when the economy and things are bad the incumbent gets voted out.
I sure hope you’re right! The always-votes-right crowd will just vote for whoever they’re told to, including Vance, so I definitely hope that any right-leaners who have broken away and are sick of Trump now don’t fall for it all over again with Vance.
Even without him commanding a cult of personality, the right still has a fire hose of propaganda blasting to hell and back… And I don’t foresee that changing. I think the propaganda is a way bigger factor here and I’m still not sure if enough of the populace is paying enough attention to sort fact from fiction.