According to the analysis of sociologist and political analyst Thiago de Aragão during the WW This Wednesday (16), the electoral race in the United States is tighter than expected, leading former President Donald Trump to adopt a more aggressive stance in his campaign.
According to Aragão, Trump’s campaign did not imagine reaching the second half of October with the race so close.
“Trump, six months ago, nine months ago, a year ago, he didn’t imagine himself arriving in this situation, arriving on October 16th, in a situation where he would clearly not be the winner”, says the analyst.
The Trump team’s overconfidence is evidenced by the premature selection of a vice president.
Aragão notes: “The choice of JD Vance is an example of a choice for a vice president in fact and not a vice president for a campaign.”
Differentiation strategy
Faced with this unexpected scenario, Trump has intensified his aggression, seeking to distance himself from his opponent, Kamala Harris.
“Trump, he tries in every way to prove himself completely different from Kamala Harris,” explains Aragão.
The analyst suggests that Trump’s more combative stance is a mix of lack of control and political calculation.
“First it’s out of control and then it’s labeled as calculation. Trump, he is the master of reshaping his speeches”, observes Aragão.
Despite the aggressiveness, Aragão points out that this strategy could bring advantages to Trump, especially when contrasted with Harris’ more restrained approach.
“His aggressiveness is a bit of an example of this frustration, of course, but in a way it also ends up bringing him an advantage over some dose of Kamala Harris’s passivity”, concludes the analyst.
This content was originally published in Trump did not imagine that the US election would be open at the end of October, says political analyst to CNN on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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