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Friday, August 19, 2016

Deep Pessimism In Trump's Base

Alan: The Donald holds no brief with a Shining City Upon A Hill

His "vision" is more like "Darkness On The Edge Of The Abyss"


"Faith, Hope, Charity And Divine Desperation"
The deep pessimism in Donald Trump’s base of support: When Pew Research asked supporters of the major-party presidential candidates how they viewed the future, the differences were clear. Asked whether the next generation could expect life in the United States to be better or worse, a plurality of supporters of Hillary Clinton said better. A majority — two-thirds — of Trump supporters said worse. The message Trump presented at the Republican convention was one that reinforced a sense of pessimism about the world around us — coupled with an argument that he was the person to offer the solution. For the most part, that speech was poorly received, except among the groups of people that already supported him. Full story

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