I remember growing up hearing that most people voted for the candidate they thought they could sit down and have a beer with. Then I started paying attention to politics and kind of forgot this really basic idea. It’s almost like a trap, the more you educate yourself, the more you assume that other people are doing the same thing. Then you’re flabbergasted when people vote against your preferred candidate since it seems so obvious. But seriously, look at the last few decades of presidents:
Bill Clinton seemed more relatable and someone you could have a beer with than Bush Sr, then also with Bob Dole.
Dubya, bless his dumb little heart, felt more down to earth than Gore or Kerry.
Obama was infinitely cooler than McCain or Romney.
Trump, as much of a jackass as he is, certainly seems more fun to hang out with than Hillary.
The major outlier here was that Biden beat Trump. It kind of goes to show you just how bad Trump fucked up. Had he just somewhat competently managed COVID, there’s a good possibility he would have won in 2020.
Most people don’t give a shit about appointing Supreme Court Justices, immigration policy, monetary policy, disaster preparedness, etc. They just wanna look at a politician and say “Yeah, they’d probably be my friend if we met” and that’s it.
I remember growing up hearing that most people voted for the candidate they thought they could sit down and have a beer with. Then I started paying attention to politics and kind of forgot this really basic idea. It’s almost like a trap, the more you educate yourself, the more you assume that other people are doing the same thing. Then you’re flabbergasted when people vote against your preferred candidate since it seems so obvious. But seriously, look at the last few decades of presidents:
Bill Clinton seemed more relatable and someone you could have a beer with than Bush Sr, then also with Bob Dole.
Dubya, bless his dumb little heart, felt more down to earth than Gore or Kerry.
Obama was infinitely cooler than McCain or Romney.
Trump, as much of a jackass as he is, certainly seems more fun to hang out with than Hillary.
The major outlier here was that Biden beat Trump. It kind of goes to show you just how bad Trump fucked up. Had he just somewhat competently managed COVID, there’s a good possibility he would have won in 2020.
Most people don’t give a shit about appointing Supreme Court Justices, immigration policy, monetary policy, disaster preparedness, etc. They just wanna look at a politician and say “Yeah, they’d probably be my friend if we met” and that’s it.
Edit: this made me think of this Dave Chappelle stand-up before he was an asshole. https://youtu.be/KQ2dquaHO7Q