CNN: Why Trump Won

[The Original Tree]

Fuck CNN

The only way I'll ever watch CNN is if these liars promise to line up on air and let themselves be beheaded by ISIS for being Pathological Liars!

CNN Special Monday night at 10PM Eastern: CNN Special Report: Why Trump Won - CNN Video

Fareed Zakaria gets to eat crow. Will he be honest? Biased? Let's see. I'll be working but have set it up on the DVR.

‘WHY TRUMP WON’ – Fareed Zakaria on the Reshaping of American Politics
Donald Trump’s victory on Nov. 8, 2016, shocked the American political establishment. WHY TRUMP WON, tells the story of the signals many missed, but were there all along. Fareed Zakaria points to himself – “I got it wrong,” he says – as he explores the cultural forces that propelled Trump towards his historic presidential win in a new CNN Special Report, WHY TRUMP WON, that will premiere Monday, July 31, at 10:00pm Eastern on CNN/U.S. and CNN International.

WHY TRUMP WON shows how Trump has worked towards closing the ultimate deal – winning the White House – for decades. Trump attended his first Republican National convention in 1988 and competed for the Reform Party nomination in 1999. And, through print ads, television interviews, and social media, Trump has carefully tailored his political messages over the years and ultimately persuaded millions to join his powerful political army.

In WHY TRUMP WON, Zakaria reports on families falling apart: depression, drugs, desperation, and finally resentment taking root in some American communities, supplanting what had been flourishing middle class optimism. Under a veneer of rosy 2016 stock market and jobs statistics, was a decades-long crumbling of middle class culture and a long-simmering loss of faith in institutions.

David Betras, chairman of Ohio’s Mahoning County Democratic Party, is frustrated that “a man who [uses] gold-plated toilets” became the political bannerman for middle America, but Betras feels Hillary Clinton and the Democrats lost as definitively as Donald Trump won in 2016. Betras says working class people in Mahoning felt Democrats, the “party of the people,” had left them. And, they channeled their frustrations into electoral victories last year for Donald Trump that were decisive in what some described as an earthquake of an election.

Others with insights into Trump's historic vanquishing include conservative culture columnist and author, David Brooks (The Road to Character, 2016); political historian and author, Thomas Frank (Listen, Liberal: Or, What Every Happened to the Party of the People?, 2017); journalist and author George Packer (The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, 2014); Trump ghost writer Tony Schwartz (Trump: The Art of the Deal, 1989), and statistician and author Nate Silver (The Signal and the Noise, 2012)

WHY TRUMP WON will encore Monday, Aug. 14 at 9:00pm Eastern on CNN/U.S.. In addition to the telecasts, WHY TRUMP WON will also stream live for subscribers via CNNgo on July 31 (at www.CNN.com/go and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TV, and Android TV) and on the CNN mobile apps for iOS and Android. Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 1, this Fareed Zakaria CNN Special Report will also be available on demand via cable/satellite systems, CNNgo platforms, and CNN mobile apps.

 

[Mac1958]

Well, given the source, I'll predict that they'll surmise that Trump won because Americans are (a) stupid and (b) racist. And, I'll also predict that zero (0) scrutiny will be given to the elements of the party whose behaviors so many Americans find so repellent..

It appears that you have been verified this week.

Well, in all modesty, it wasn't a difficult prediction to make.
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[Divine Wind]

It's so bad for DEPLORABLES they need a teddy blanket and relive the election over and over and over again. Just like our insecure child prez. He can't go out anywhere without mentioning it.

Are these the same DEPLORABLES that keep bitching about the popular vote and want a "do-over"?

 

[Divine Wind]

Desperate attempt to use Trump to boost ratings. No need to watch - Hillary sucked.

'Nuff said.

Winner. That's something the haters don't get; it's all about the ratings because ratings = MONEY.

 

[Divine Wind]

Will CNN's self described "special report" be about why the polls that predicted Hillary victory were faulty? Probably not. Will the special report focus on Hillary's shortcomings and alleged criminal negligence? Probably not. My guess is that it will be more whining and racial junk.

CNN Press Site ‘WHY TRUMP WON’ – Fareed Zakaria on the Reshaping of American Politics «

It took several weeks with the show sitting in my DVR, but I finally watched it. I liked it, although Zakaria got a little preachy in the last two minutes.

The first half basically recapped Trump's history then his move into politics. At about the 45 minute mark it, after talking about all the 2016 campaigns, it pointed out a report by an Ohio Democratic chairman, David Betras, that Hillary's campaign was off the mark. That it wasn't resonating with Ohio voters:

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"We knew in March of 2016 that Hillary Clinton was in trouble and that a seismic political shift was taking place. We did our best to warn the 'experts' who were running the campaign, but they chose to ignore us. The result: Trump is president...."

Zakaria later pointed out how the country is divided and, even though in one instance he seemed to make it look like something new, a previous segment showing the Bill Clinton campaign and Presidency indicated it began there.

Zakaria broke the divisions down into four categories, listed below with my summarized definitions attached:
Four divisions in America:
1. Capitalism - Economy has improved, but only those with education and capital have advanced. Others have been left behind.

2. Cultural -- new cultures have advanced, but older cultures have been left behind creating fears of cultural displacement.

3. Class - Trump voters were a class rebellion, a working class revolt against the know-it-all elites who run the country.

4. Communication - Republicans, especially Trump, capitalizing upon reaching target audiences using modern tech.

These divisions existed prior to the election and, as mentioned in the Betras report, Hillary wasn't addressing them. Meanwhile, Trump addressed them very well and it resonated with voted.

A couple of reports about concerns by Trump supporters pointed out how those concerns reflected upon the divisions listed above. A strong one was "Fears about cultural displacement".

Predictors of Support for Trump in 2016 (PRRI/the Atlantic)
Beyond Economics: Fears of Cultural Displacement Pushed the White Working Class to Trump | PRRI/The Atlantic Report | PRRI

Overall, I enjoyed the show and found it informative. Contrary to Mac1958's earlier assertion, no the show didn't accuse American voters of being stupid and racist.