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Well Obama like Trump is a celeb more than a leader. Celebs spend all day pandering to their fan clubs to survive. Leaders dont. And the US is celeb obsessed. So thats a big bug in the code.

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You're getting downvoted, but it's true. Obama ushered in the age of the political personality cult. Pretty much every election from here on out is going to hinge on how well you can sell the politician's personality, and brushing aside his platform, all his shady connections and people he's aligned with. This is very much a byproduct of all the private money in election campaigning.

I find it hard to square your statement with the election of Joe Biden, is he an outlier? I guess only time will tell.

Biden's political personality is not Trump.

I think that invalidates the theory a bit but the personality cult that got Biden elected was anti-Trump, not pro-Biden.

How's this different from Kennedy + Reagan?

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