During the first debate between the two presidential candidates, Clinton mentioned a number of instances where Trump degraded women by humiliating a teenage beauty queen and fat shaming Alicia Machado on FOX News. Not only did she call him out on these things but, she also appealed to the working class by doing so by discrediting the fact that Trump is worth billions because of his tax returns. With that, it’s been very interesting to witness Trump and his attempt to come back from this Clinton Trap. Trump’s rhetorical style is highly visceral where he responds to things by coming from strong emotion and not from a logical standpoint. This doesn’t put Tru
mp in a strong place when trying to appeal to voters because voters are looking for content in the things that he says in order to be able to trust him.
Trump definitely has some of the white-working class on his back, but in order to completely get people on his side he’s definitely going to have to expand his rhetorical range. He’s a hothead and it shows with specific instances where he lashes out, but he may need to tone it down a bit in order to be looked at as a more trustworthy candidate. Many working class voters and voters period fear that he is not going to be able to be handle the demands of this country because of his temper. Once he makes changes in the way he comes across to white-working class voters, he may have all of them on his side.
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Trump is in fact a hothead and must watch what he says from now on in these debates and on his commercials. He is being watched under a thick microscope. especially because of the fact that he has no clear cut tax returns. Is he stealing from the U.S?
Interesting link to how Trump’s increase in sexist comments just furthers Clinton’s statements and beliefs about Trump’s character. I know it was stated that she called him out on his tax returns, but I am still curious to how “Clinton’s Trap” will allude to him losing voters from the working class. How will Trump expanding his rhetorical range specifically impact the working class? I think if he were to be more understanding to the struggle of them then he would appeal more, but how does his blatant disregard of respect to women cause disconnect with the working class?