Since 1968, did each loser come off as more elitist? (user search)
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« on: August 23, 2021, 06:22:49 PM »
Was Humphrey, a huge union and working class supporter, really seen as more elite than Nixon? Was it due more to racial views, if so?

Other than that, I suppose there is a connection. Though 2016 and 2020 are more difficult to classify since the definition of "elite" lost all meaning by then.
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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2021, 05:42:08 PM »
Quote from: Del Tachi on August 25, 2021, 02:43:54 PM
A lot of this also sounds like the claim that the more “charismatic” candidate always wins.  Such assessments are only ever formed with the value of hindsight - we backwardly project traits onto candidates to explain away their wins/losses.

That's actually a very good point.
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