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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
That's pretty much the common message by all candidates in all democratic elections right now. Stirring up class warfare is the name of the game.
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Sometimes, but not always. Trump defied this technique to perfection.
The problem with class warfare is that you alienate a huge part of the population. You can go after the middle and lower class, but they might feel they're a higher class than they are... or that if they do move up you wouldn't help them.
Trump played to the worker, rich and poor. This wasn't a victory in politics of class warfare, this was simply exploiting an economic slump. He was pitting the one thing everyone can relate to: being American, against everyone else.
Trump won because he didn't pit classes against each other. His whole platform was "America," and he had policies designed for the rich while telling the poor that they'll benefit too.