Popular Press
Commentary: Trump Campaign the Swan Song of the Undeserving White Male
Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
(2016)
Abstract
By John Kaag and Michael Ventimiglia Donald Trump is the candidate for the privileged white male because he embodies not merely his hopes or dreams or aspirations, but also, and primarily, his fears. Trump gets them at this fight-or-flight level. He can talk about his large penis or bank account because that's what they, desperately, want to talk about. They could all be lying (and they probably are) about their specific endowments, but that's not the point. Trump's appeal is less about what he...
Keywords
- Donald Trump,
- Presidential candidates,
- Hopes,
- Dreams,
- Aspirations,
- Fears
Disciplines
Publication Date
October 7, 2016
Citation Information
Kagg, J. & Ventimiglia, M. (2016, Oct. 7). Commentary: Trump campaign the swan song of the undeserving white male. Philadelphia Inquirer, p. A16.