Electing Salesmen and Other Actors

Oprah’s sudden ascension to the political stage necessitates revisiting the period from 2015 to 2016. I have read a few posts proclaiming that because Oprah is being talked about as a candidate in 2020, we should take it seriously. We are now in the era of celebrity candidates, and America only trusts wealthy performers. Hillary lost because she could not do a performance speech. She lost because she had no answers for what troubles Americans; she had no credibility, and all her so-called achievements were on paper only. Hillary lost because she was not qualified, Trump won despite not being qualified. Trump had answers, and most of those answers depended on him being able to deliver.

Whether he has delivered is a matter of opinion.

There was also another dynamic behind Trump’s success that could play a major part in someone like Oprah Winfrey running for president. The media. Les Moonves called it straight when he noted Trump might make a horrible president, but he is great for CBS. Moonves is Chairman of the Board at CBS. Not only did the media, all the media, not just CBS cover Trump 24/7 during the primaries, but they did nothing about examining his qualifications to be president. Granted, they did not do an outstanding job of that on any candidate, except Sanders. The “Socialist” label may have been the reason people demanded details of Sanders’ proposals that could only be answered after the legislation is written. All others, but especially Trump, never were held accountable for their statements about policy.

Were there any interviews with other business executives that did business with him? And fellow students at college, were their memories of Trump talked about? He was just covered 24/7, even mildly critical, but still talked about. The out of proportion coverage of Trump only validated in many minds his agenda. Which was tailored as only a salesperson could to give the voters (customers) exactly what they wanted to hear. It was the media who propped up a salesperson that won, not the celebrity. The media propped him up as a celebrity, but people voted for who they thought was a very successful businessperson who spoke raw truths. The media failed to show us how unsuccessful he really was, and I am still waiting to hear from former employees. Could you tell me why?

Stop blaming Trump voters for being deplorable, stop blaming voters not voting, stop blaming Hillary or Bernie. In the end, it was our First amendment Free Press that failed.

OK, Hillary, and the DNC are to blame, but their narcotizing blather might have been a major step backwards.