You would think that charisma would be an obvious criterion for success in contemporary electoral politics, but somewhat oddly, that’s less often the case than it would appear.
IMO, this is it.
Trump is exceptionally charismatic. his message curdles my soul, so i can't even stand to watch the guy on SNL imitate him. but he speaks and acts in a way that, if you are at all open to his message, you will find him charming.
it's why he can flout political norms and why his shamelessness works. people are willing to ignore his fuckups because they like him and think he's on their side.
2020 Biden was charismatic, in his way. but that Biden wasn't available in 2024.
Harris is not charismatic, but Walz is. and it's a shame they shut down his best attack: "weird". they should have made that the entire campaign, IMO. it's silly and fun, it's 100% accurate, it doesn't need a chart to explain, and it was a powerful counter to Trump's charisma. alas.
You would think that charisma would be an obvious criterion for success in contemporary electoral politics, but somewhat oddly, that’s less often the case than it would appear.
IMO, this is it.
Trump is exceptionally charismatic. his message curdles my soul, so i can't even stand to watch the guy on SNL imitate him. but he speaks and acts in a way that, if you are at all open to his message, you will find him charming.
it's why he can flout political norms and why his shamelessness works. people are willing to ignore his fuckups because they like him and think he's on their side.
2020 Biden was charismatic, in his way. but that Biden wasn't available in 2024.
Harris is not charismatic, but Walz is. and it's a shame they shut down his best attack: "weird". they should have made that the entire campaign, IMO. it's silly and fun, it's 100% accurate, it doesn't need a chart to explain, and it was a powerful counter to Trump's charisma. alas.