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Originally Posted by bots
Michelle knocked it out of the park and Barack's small dick reference was priceless  |
I read your comment before seeing snippets and caught this reference. The irony of that, is shortly after I saw that clip, Michelle then mentions about Kamala and Tim Walz "packing arenas". It clearly matters to
both parties. Far too much, imo.
Edit: In fact, thinking now, it
definitely mattered during Obama's campaign. That was one of the features of his run and he and the media became quite accustomed to these receptions. "Look at the crowds he draws! And they hang onto everything he says!". Had it not been for that phenomenon, the Democrat machine would've looked him over, which was still a major possibility then seeing how incestuous these parties are. So I think, this trend of politicians running as Rockstars really went into full swing with him. The public saw they could take literal nobodies, anoint them with an untouchable image, and then pressure the media to cover them.
Trump was the anti-Obama (birtherism), but I think in reality he was both impressed by and relished Obama's self-made status and seeked to emulate it. He was infamous for his Twitter retorts back then and the Presidential ticket was always a thing he mentioned. I still remember when he argued rather publicly with then-CEO of T-mobile because
John Legere was ranting about the problem of his hotels, whereas Trump hit back about their terrible cell coverage (funny). I seem to remember John saw he wanted to run for President and made fun of him for it (also funny). His campaign started not too long after that spat when it still seemed a long shot. But I remember that theme of his desire to go for the President, in his tweets back then. I think he relishes the public's adoration.
Before 2016, Donald Trump had a history of toying with a presidential run
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/20...esidential-run
Donald Trump and T-Mobile's Legere in delightful Twitter fight
https://www.cnet.com/culture/donald-...twitter-fight/