Ciro wrote:
Trollminator wrote:
I watched an extensive interview with Bannon on the lead up to election. He described in such good detail exactly which weaknesses were forming within the GOP and how they sought to take advantage. He had basically been analyzing characteristics of many republican voters and simply trying to understand what their disappointments with the party were. He says the immigration fear mongering campaign started before Trump in the south, with him advising a few politicians. The idea was to take it mainstream and use it as a wedge issue. Then entered trump who was the perfect vehicle for the strategy. One of the big turning points was when the big shot Rs during the primary started to talk about dealing with immigration reform humanely. Bannon and Trump used that moment to catapult their campaign and hijack the GOP, knowing voters were much more in tune with the hatred. In his own words, Bannon says the base was quite gullible and desperate for something so they were susceptible to the emotional triggers. Quite fascinating that the architect for this stuff speaks so openly about voter stupidity. He also says Trump has mistaken that weapon for his own general effectiveness which will lead to his loss of popularity. Bannon is a very smart guy.
Rigged, Iggy and Sally - he called you all gullible and stupid.. you might want to dig deep and try to understand the source of your undying support for agent orange. You’ve been duped badly.
Interesting, I did not see that interview.
I agree that they (as a group) are in general incredibly easily manipulated.
I've always been very impressed by Bannon's analysis. He's right in tune with the right wing in america - more than anyone.
When he gets away from analyzing the right wing he gets very off, but in that limited zone he's good to listen to and learn from.