Posted on 12/22/2015 9:48:39 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
On Monday night, Donald Trump made his latest polarizing comment, saying it was âtoo disgustingâ to talk about Hillary Clintonâs use of the bathroom during the last Democratic debate and that she had got âschlongedâ by Barack Obama when she lost to him in the 2008 Democratic primary.
Trump was surely talking off-the-cuff in his usual style â and the comments were criticized as offensive and sexist â but it was another example of his mastery in exploiting the psychological biases of conservatives who see much to dislike in todayâs society and express support for Trump in the polls.
In fact, a growing mass of academic research has shown that conservatives have a particular revulsion to âdisgustingâ images. In this line of thinking, Trumpâs decision to describe Clinton, one of the most disliked people by conservatives, as a âdisgustingâ figure would have been an especially powerful way to rile up his supporters....
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So, the WaPo has discovered that Trump’s hold on the GOP is that he is using Jedi mind tricks on conservatives.
It's an example of Trump manipulating the media. The guy makes a Junior High Bathroom joke and it has catapulted him onto all the major networks and an article in the Compost.
The only psychology they need to look at is the addiction psychology the press has. Trump winds them up and watches them go! They are like Moths to a flame.
I won't speak for all conservatives. But this conservative doesn't mind the Trumpisms because I know that Donald Trump is speaking unfiltered, unpracticed, un-nuanced. Where all the rest of the Candidates speak in measured terms. Show their fear they might slip up. They are all policy wonks who are so worried about small details they miss the big picture, or worse have their own agenda and are trying to parse terms to leave the door open to what they really want.
Oh....the imagery! :0)
“worn down mentally and physically”
Release SH>amu’s medical records! Or are they sealed with Barry’s school records?
I'm wondering if it was a "cute" cynical maneuver on her part to look human, and Trump isn't letting her play her games. Remember the "I am woman" type tears in her last run for the nomination?
I’ll bet she was eating at Chipotle again right before the debate.
Aw leave her alone. Maybe she needed a fresh diaper and someone on her staff had the unenviable task of trying to find one....big enougth.
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