04-13-2016, 01:25 PM
(04-12-2016, 01:07 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Trump is not stupid. He is a brilliant salesman. He knows exactly who he is selling to and he knows how to manipulate them A lot of people who support Trump are not sexist, xenophobic nut jobs. They just hate all the other "insiders" who are running and are not smart enough to see how Trump is playing them.
I don't even know if it is intelligence, though. I'm sure that plays somewhat of a role in the bigger picture, but I was listening to a story on NPR one time that was describing how for some reason the people supporting him are more willing to give him a pass on things he has said and his flip-flopping. They will rail against everyone else for it, but they are the most likely to dismiss the position changes and outrageous comments as not being serious when coming from Trump than any supporters of any other candidates.
I'll have to see if I can find it, but it was pretty startling. I'd say it's more naivete than anything else, and smart people can be naive.
