If there is one thing on which everyone
should be able to agree, with respect to Donald Trump, it is that he has made
people who have never before shown much interest in politics take more of an
interest. We see this with both his supporters and opponents—supporters,
particularly in the Midwest, who in many cases had never supported a Republican
candidate, or even bothered to vote at all. And opponents, who may never have
voted in an election or taken part in a political demonstration, until fear of
Donald Trump motivated them to become more civically involved.
More broadly, Trump just makes following
politics fun and exciting. Just look at his Twitter feed, or any of his
campaign rallies, or news conferences. No one ever knows what exactly he’ll say
next (possibly including Trump himself). For the many people who think of all
politicians as exactly the same, and politics in general as either too boring
or too depressing to follow closely, the excitement factor of Trump gives them
a reason to pay closer attention.
Regardless of anyone’s opinions about
Trump or his policies, stimulating more civic engagement like this among
regular voters is undoubtedly a good thing for the country in general.
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