>> Tainted, I guess.
I think almost everyone I know who voted Trump had some discomfort with it.
But I live in Arkansas where pretty much everyone knows a Clinton from somewhere. Some connection -- we knew his mom, I did work for a lot of their lawyer friends, that sort of thing. I do not believe you'll find a school teacher in Arkansas who didn't vote for her. But aside from these selected demographics that most of us are familiar with, no one liked her. Because they know them both.
I think most people who live in the country (i.e., country dwellers) have a special sense about people that is lost on urban dwellers. It is a kind of sixth sense that phony politicians just irritate. Chuck Schumer, even if he was a Republican, would never get elected in Arkansas or Oklahoma or Kansas. No, you got the folksy Bob Dole types, or Dale Bumbers. The days of Wilbur Mills are over. Slickness is not a positive characteristic around here.
I think us dumbasses in the flyover territory have a special sense about people. Even though Trump said some absolutely crazy stuff, was at times mean spirited and less than presidential, we could see that he had attributes that were what we were seeking -- someone who gets stuff done, basically honest, and really gives a damn about the country. Clinton was out to enhance her own status. Trump's not about that and it is plain to see. You know it when you see it.
People will calm down eventually when they realize Trump can be trusted with the "nuclear codes" and that he is working to help the country. It takes time to dispel the effect of a 1.2 Billion dollars negative campaign full of lies and out-of-pocket bashing. |
