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Dear Dems, please stop saying Trump has "charisma". He does not. [1]

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Date: 2023-07-21

Just to be clear, this diary isn’t in response to any one recent thing. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for awhile and I feel I have the words for it now.

I sometimes hear people on this site say Ron DeSantis is just evil as Trump, he simply lacks his charisma. And I’ve heard various Democrats over the years speak about that supposed charisma. Especially when repeating the hoary old (untrue) chestnut that the most charismatic politician ALWAYS wins the Presidential election. Trump supposedly had charisma Hillary Clinton lacked.

I want to set the record straight there. Trump possesses ZERO charisma. Actually that’s not true. He’s repulsive. He’s so repulsive he actually gives off NEGATIVE charisma. He sucks the charisma particles out of the air as he speaks, and by the end of the day he OWES the Universe charisma points it can never get back.

And people say to me about this, “Well he has this gift and ability to connect to his supporters.” But see, that’s not actually charisma, or anything resembling it. The kid on the playground who eats worms has his share of admirers too. That doesn’t make him charismatic. Trump speaking the language of the hateful idiot is not charisma. A charismatic speaker has the ability to change the minds of people on the fence, and even convince people who would ordinarily oppose their ideas that they actually make sense. A charismatic person wins over people who don’t like their ideas, or at least they didn’t before the person spoke. Does that sound like Trump to you?

Trump alienates and rages against every single person who even slightly disagrees with him. I have heard of his supporters quitting on him before simply because they’ve gotten tired of this nonsense. Have you ever met or spoken to someone who was adamantly opposed to Trump in 2016, but they now think the crazy things he said that they previously hated make sense? I mean, it’s possible for new Fox News viewers, I guess. But it’s unusual, and not something you ever really hear about.

While we are on the subject of charisma, I would also like to set the record straight about Joe Biden there. The guy has charisma. Don’t act like he doesn’t. I’m not just talking about his sense of humor or his ability to work a room. He possesses this weird ornery magnetism due to his age. He didn’t always have it, but he does now. Ross Perot used to have the same appeal. Whenever I hear Biden speak, I always say, “That guy is quite a character.” And Biden Republicans ARE a thing, so it’s clear he’s been able to convince SOME people on the other side that he’s better than the alternative (as he puts it).

Trump being the Alpha Dumbass of the Idiocracy does not make him charismatic. Stop giving him a compliment he does not deserve.

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