Hypermasculine Trumpism & Politainment

My guest has correctly projected the winner of more than two decades of presidential elections.

Photo of the Cleaver family from the television program Leave it to Beaver. From left: Hugh Beaumont (Ward), Tony Dow (Wally), Barbara Billingsley (June), Jerry Mathers (Theodore AKA “Beaver”). ⁠Public Domain⁠, available on ⁠Wikimedia⁠. According to historian John Fea, many Trump followers find common ground with others who seek refuge from change by urging a return to a utopian Leave it to Beaver version of America that never actually existed.

Did you know, that the 10 richest men in America are worth more than the bottom 45% of Americans? This will likely make economic inequality one of the most important, if not the most important, issues in this year’s presidential election.

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