5 Political Myths Trump Is Exploding
Donald Trump has provided high-profile, living disproof of some of the most familiar myths of American politics.
.. Obama’s success has shown that race doesn’t matter
.. While that is not entirely wrong, it is also the case that our beliefs about which issues “go together” are shaped by political elites’ efforts to establish winning electoral coalitions.
.. Romney’s “47%” comment and Obama’s “You didn’t build that” misstep produced no real movement in the polls, despite the attention they received in the media.
.. Because many people aren’t paying close attention to politics, the volume of coverage that a candidate receives may shape their attitudes just as much as the content of this coverage.