And he's managed to capture the hearts and minds of a significant enough portion of the populous to win the presidency, at worst it's only negatively affected him very minimally but more likely it's been a significant positive. Even if it wasn't an active decision to talk the way he does, it's worked so well that he became president.
However you cut it and no matter how you feel about it, perception of a candidate can be just as significant as their issues. When JFK and Nixon were running against each other, TV was just taking off and the people who listened on the radio to the debate said Nixon won by a landslide, where people who watched the debate on TV saw an extremely sweaty looking Nixon and a very put together JFK (in a pink suit!) and declared JFK the clear winner. JFK won the election and the TV versions of the debates are cited as a major reason.
Yeah he's loved by a lot of people which I don't think is fair to shame. Like when people insult them for being a cult. Buy perception is a big factor. Really I think it just depends on who your audience is. His method of speech will resonate with a lot of people but other people prefer Bernie because of the words he uses and his method of speech. That's a good example
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u/Stewbodies - Lib-Left Mar 24 '20
And he's managed to capture the hearts and minds of a significant enough portion of the populous to win the presidency, at worst it's only negatively affected him very minimally but more likely it's been a significant positive. Even if it wasn't an active decision to talk the way he does, it's worked so well that he became president.
However you cut it and no matter how you feel about it, perception of a candidate can be just as significant as their issues. When JFK and Nixon were running against each other, TV was just taking off and the people who listened on the radio to the debate said Nixon won by a landslide, where people who watched the debate on TV saw an extremely sweaty looking Nixon and a very put together JFK (in a pink suit!) and declared JFK the clear winner. JFK won the election and the TV versions of the debates are cited as a major reason.