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Measuring the Shy Trump Supporters

Posted September 9th, 2016 @ 11:07am in #Trump #Clinton #garyjohnson #jill stein

It’s hard to count people who are intentionally hiding. But just for fun, let’s see if we can deduce how many so-called Shy Trump Supporters are out there.

For starters, we can say with certainty that they exist. I have a better ear for that than most of you because of my Trump blogging and my public endorsement of Clinton for my personal safety. People feel comfortable telling me privately, and also anonymously online, that they hide their Trump support from their spouse and coworkers. So we know they exist. We just don’t know how many.

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Godzilla!!!

Posted September 6th, 2016 @ 10:33am in #Trump #Clinton #pre-suasion #influence #robert cialdini

Read this short article then read this new book by Robert Cialdini (the Godzilla of persuasion).

Seriously. Change your plans. Read this book. Thank me later.

Trump’s Immigration Speech - Persuasion Score

Posted September 1st, 2016 @ 9:41am in #trump #clinton

Trump gave his much-awaited Immigration speech last night. I’ll let the fact-checkers tell you how much of it was based on reality. That’s not my department. I will focus on how persuasive it was, not the politics.

Trump needed to undo the persuasion that Clinton’s side has been laying on the public for months. Specifically, Trump needed to demonstrate that he is…

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Deportation and Deals

Posted August 31st, 2016 @ 11:33am in #trump #clinton #mexico wall

Many Americans – mostly supporters of Trump – want to deport the 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. They usually cite one or more of the following reasons.

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The Most Biased Poll Ever

Posted August 28th, 2016 @ 1:55pm in #trump #clinton

Note: Yes, I know a Twitter survey with a non-random sample has no scientific validity. And yes, I know my followers are not representative of the public. And yes, I know the survey question leads the witness.

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The Face of Persuasion

Posted August 26th, 2016 @ 7:09pm in #trump #clinton

As regular readers of this blog know, both Trump and Clinton have chosen fear as their persuasion tool. Trump wants you to fear terrorists and criminals because he thinks he can make a persuasive case that he’s the solution to those fears. Clinton asks us to fear Trump himself, offering herself as the solution to that fear.

So which fear is stronger, persuasion-wise?

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Finding the Political Bottom

Posted August 26th, 2016 @ 10:16am in #trump #clinton

Here in the USA, we’ve narrowed our search for a new leader to two lying, 70-year old racists. (You should see how bad the other 320 million of us are.)

I’m exaggerating, obviously. There are big differences in the candidates. For example, Clinton has allegedly killed lots of people in the past, whereas Trump will allegedly kill lots of people in the future. That’s very different, timing-wise.

But you probably came to this blog today to find out what I think of Clinton’s “Alt-Right” speech compared to Trump’s “bigot” speech. I will not disappoint you.

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Clinton and Trump Switch Brands

Posted August 25th, 2016 @ 7:52am in #trump #clinton

Correct me if I’m wrong, but six months ago Donald Trump was nothing but a talking suit full of money and insults. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, was an experienced politician full of policy substance.

Then they switched places.

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On a Positive Note…

Posted August 24th, 2016 @ 7:53am in #Trump #Clinton

It is easy to find ugliness in this election cycle, but I thought I would take a moment to point out two remarkable happenings that you might have missed.

Clinton and Trump are the most disliked candidates for president that this country has ever seen. And yet, see what they have accomplished without even getting elected…

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Con Man or Hitler?

Posted August 24th, 2016 @ 7:21am in #trump #clinton

Heads are exploding at CNN as pundits try to define Trump’s repeated offers to help African-Americans as typical Hitler behavior. As my regular readers know, what we have here is a perfect trap for cognitive dissonance. The anti-Trumpers have created an identify for themselves – and in the media – as opposing Trump because he’s a racist. Then Trump goes and ruins their mental models by acting all non-racist.

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