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339 | The Realignment x Moment of Zen: Silicon Valley & DC, Trump vs DeSantis, and the future of media & politics

The Realignment

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Trump's Likeness Is a Thing, Not a Likeness

Trump required Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic party's nominee. The American voter and Trump had a sky high Q score. That level of pop culture awareness is all part of media and monoculture too, which I don't see any of that coming back. Madison Cothorn, probably the most famous example, the 26 year old ran for Congress, only served one term. He literally said, I don't care about legislation. I only care about earned media. And got his ass kicked out of office.

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