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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Stunt Presidency
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Julia Turner: The Carrier deal is a triumph for Donald Trump, and its one that should terrify those concerned about what his presidency might bring (and how long it may last). The incident shows how keenly Trump understands the power of a concrete example. The Carrier deal will be good for the workers whose jobs will stay in Indiana, yes, but it functions primarily as a stunt that expertly reinforces Trumps brand. As a candidate, he promised to use his deal-making skills to improve the lot of the American worker. Now, nearly two months before he even takes the oath of office, he has delivered. No matter what happens on Trumps watchto Carrier, to the manufacturing sector, to employment numbers overallthere will be some set of voters, and not just Trump fans, who vividly remember this moment, thanks to its clarity, to its tangibility.
Each critique of the Carrier deal requires the listener to hold in his or her head several levels of abstraction: ideas about how systems and incentives work, ideas about cause and effect, ideas about how corruption can unfurl or how policy can affect millions of people. And so each critique has less impact than the sturdy story: Last week in Indiana, Donald Trump saved a thousand jobs.
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The Stunt Presidency (Original Post)
applegrove
Dec 2016
OP
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)1. Game Set Match!!!!!
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)2. And cost the taxpayers of Indiana 7 million.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)3. nihilistic glee is the trumpster
spanone
(135,904 posts)4. he's P.T Barnum