Trump’s Convention and the Allure of the Politics of Fear
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker
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🗓️ 27 August 2020
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Despite the historic chaos of recent months, Donald Trump’s message in the 2020 campaign remains largely unchanged. He continues to focus on “law and order” in the streets, the dangerous agenda of the “radical left,” and protecting the country from nefarious outsiders. That message has proved remarkably effective at securing the allegiance of his party. Can Joe Biden convince enough voters that “hope is more powerful than fear”? Peter Slevin joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the Republican National Convention and Trump’s strategy for winning a second term.
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| 1:12.0 | Because we caught them doing some really bad things in 2016. |
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| 1:23.1 | On Monday, the Republican National Convention kicked off in Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite |
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