On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:24 PM Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote:
> 2016 is a Presidential election year in the United States, and I make no > predictions as to the outcome. However, a lot of my friends and > acquaintances are looking at the Republican party primary debates in > slack-jawed disbelief and coming out with variations on, "OMG, we're > doomed! Did he really say that?" > My singular fear is that invoking such strong reactions in moderates usually leads to more of them not voting/participating in democracy + converting a good bunch of the moderates on the cusp to vote for them. I think Modi pulled it off beautifully dangling hindutva to those already right wing and economic progress to those on the cusp. I think what Trump is doing is very very different and his success baffles me. Kiran -- Regards, Kiran
