We’re seeing it crop up in scary ways during this election, most notably in support for Trump who is stoking those fears.
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Fear of immigrants, fear of Muslims, fear of anyone that is not a real American aka white. But that fear isn’t imaginary. It’s real to them.
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It’s arrogant to try and dismiss those fears. And as the Republican establishment is seeing, it just makes them cling harder.
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They’re seeking affirmation and a solution. Trump is offering that. And it’s working in the form of win after win.
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There are a lot of Americans who find comfort in authoritarianism. Vox has a good explainer on this. http://www.vox.com/2016/2/23/11099644/trump-support-authoritarianism …
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A correlation exists between support for Trump and fear that they will be personally affected by terrorism.
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Interestingly, there is a negative correlation between regular church attendance and support for Trump. Does faith in God reduce fear?
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We’ve largely failed to understand the rise of Trump and if he is actually going to be the nominee...
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Dems need to understand the phenomenon and learn how to counter it. /rant
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@juliarosen Also, ideally, exploit it. Dems assume we're still living under Reagan's rules but Trump is changing that before our eyes.
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@emptywheel Yep. Trump as the nominee is a huge opportunity for the party. It'll make a lot of down ballot races really interesting.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@juliarosen Even as GOP was doing it here in MI last year, predicted elimination of single ticket may backfire w/Trump candidacy.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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