I read The Big Con https://www.amazon.com/Big-Story-Confidence-Man/dp/0385495382/ref=asc_df_0385495382?hvadid=721245378154&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl&hvexpln=73&hvlocint&hvlocphy=1022331&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=11378161110037709391-0385495382-&hvpone&hvpos&hvptwo&hvqmt&hvrand=11378161110037709391&hvtargid=pla-2281435178818&linkCode=df0&mcid=d8719a5a440c3a4db2ae67c11449d191&psc=1&tag=hyprod-20

Forget Maggie Haberman. THIS book explains how the con happens due to certain elements being in place, particularly how the "Mark" is distracted and manipulated and doesn't know he's been conned until it's over.

Different venue, same game.

Scam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam

We have talked about doing this here.

It’s an older car and needed some things done that weren’t immediate safety issues but were going to be expensive. Gawd only knows how much more the parts would cost after tariffs.

....woman

....minority

.... ethnic immigrants

Those voters did not vote for the orange idiot, but the percent who will always vote their prejudices are enough to win a close election unless there is an overwhelming GOTV.

I don't see the proportion of biased voters growing smaller, but who knows?

During the campaign MSNBC would send their reporter to interview the rally-goers afterwards, and the bits that they aired were horrifying. Many referred to him as a god, and all believed every outrageous lie he spewed like a bunch of automatons. I can't forget one couple interviewed after that rally where he spent 40 minutes swaying to music and not saying a word. Each was asked what they thought about that. The woman said "Well, I would have liked him to speak more about his plans and have him answer more questions", but then hastily added "But I'll still vote for him." Her husband, with a weird trance-like smile, said something like "I didn't mind it at all. I could just watch him swaying to music for hours".

to see the look on their faces when they finally realize what a huge mistake they made. Then again, they might not even notice how much more of their income disappears next year.