Ahhh .. Trump a carnival barker like Italy’s Berlusconi? A great article today in the Seattle Times: www.seattletimes.com/…
As it says re Berlusconi:
“His secret was an ability to set off a Pavlovian reaction among his leftist opponents,” Zingales wrote of Berlusconi in The New York Times. Sound familiar?
“The only times Berlusconi lost was when opponents instead ran conventional campaigns focused on issues. By treating Berlusconi as a normal politician, they neutered his carnival power, Zingales reports.
“The point is: Don’t take the bait. Don’t overreact to Trump’s bluster … “