A campaign conundrum: Indeed, racism, misogyny, hate, fraud, insurrection, and fascism are all way worse than "weird." But it's "weird"--mockery, laughter, ridicule--that gets under their skin. Both tactics are necessary but hard to mix.
Trump is much worse than ‘weird’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/02/trump-weird-nabj-jewish-christian-voters/
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