Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by hackyhacky on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @02:35PM (#42068010)

> What the average voter hears: I don't care about any of that. Prices were lower under Trump and he's a businessman, so I'll vote for him so prices go back down.

Yes, and critically: "I trust Trump when he says it's Biden's fault, so I'll vote for him."

It doesn't matter how correct the interlocutor is if the average voter doesn't trust them. Unfortunately, most people place trust in people who appear sincere and unrehearsed, which is the opposite of how much politicians behave, where a "starched, bland, rehearsed" style is traditional. Trump is improvised and chaotic, which people mistake for genuine and trustworthy.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by prox on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @02:54PM (#42068333)

Also simplistic answers are easy to understand and sound thruthful. Whereas complex answers sound wishy washy to probably the average worker class member.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by viridian on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:36PM (#42069821)

You really do need to adapt your message to your audience. If I'm explaining tech issues to my mom or in-laws, I over-simplify and analogize. If I'm talking to a team member, I'm direct, and specific. If I'm talking to management, the applicable buzzwords and narrative building towards organizational goals get high priority.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by hackyhacky on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:51PM (#42070040)

Exactly. Nerds (like me) appreciate complex explanations from politicians, but if a politician tries to explain causes of inflation or the subtleties of diplomacy to an average voter, it will be perceived as digressive and unnecessarily confusing.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by dboreham on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @07:14PM (#42071647)

This is cool. Explains also Boris Johnston. Similar to the finding that people believe text more if it's in a larger font.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by stcroixx on Friday November 08, 2024 @03:02PM (#42090018)

We also actually saw very little of Biden during his presidency even during his 2020 campaign. The glimpses we did get often looked alarming regarding his fitness. Then the debate and it couldn't be hidden anymore. Many took this to be the evidence we were lied to for 4 years and don't know who is running the country, which caused the admin to appear very untrustworthy.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by hackyhacky on Friday November 08, 2024 @09:53PM (#42092228)

Has Trump ever done anything to "appear untrustworthy?"

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by stcroixx on Monday November 11, 2024 @09:00AM (#42107142)

Not enough to dissuade the people that like him from voting for him again. It's not like they don't know what it's like to have him in charge.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by hackyhacky on Monday November 11, 2024 @02:51PM (#42109949)

> Not enough to dissuade the people that like him from voting for him again.

Then apparently trustworthiness isn't a desirable property for a politician among the American people. What incentive does an aspiring politician have to be truthful if Trump can get elected?

[ Parent | on HN ]