I chose to critique the article, “Why Trump Won” from the CNN opinion section. It was written by Fareed Zakaria, who is a host for a tv show, and a columnist for The Washington Post and TIME Magazine. When I saw the list of who he has on his shows, I found that it was all people who are very left. There was not a lot of different opinions. However, he did have many people from around the world on his show. I would say he is well qualified to write this article. In the very beginning of the article he talks about how Trump broke the rules while running for president. I don’t think that was a very strong statement because he didn’t back it up with any examples or facts. It’s just an open statement. He should’ve followed with one or two examples of how he broke the rules. He then proceeded to follow up with four main reasons why Trump won presidency. His first reason was capitalism. I think he made a fair argument with that paragraph. The middle class has been growing leaving those who fall below behind. The second argument is weaker than the first one. It talks about cultural displacement, and how older white people are fearful of that. To me that is not a factual argument. I feel as when liberals have no other reason for failures they blame it on “old white males.” His third argument is about how Trump won because the working class revolted. He claims these workers will stick with Donald Trump even if he fails, which is a very bold statement. His final argument is about communication and how many americans only watch one news source, which is true. Overall I think this was a decent article but he lacked some of the main reasons why Trump won. One big reason I believe Donald Trump won is because he isn’t your average politician, he is different. Americans are so done with the government and wanted something different and there he was. Another reason I believe he won is because of “in the closet republicans.” The media was so against Trump that people were afraid to say they supported him. If they did they would be attacked. Therefore when asked, people didn't admit they were voting for him. Then when it was time, they voted for him. Those are two main reasons I believe Trump won presidency.
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