They appear to mean "astonishingly uncool dorks", not, like, losers in the globalizing economy or something like that. They're talking about the folks in charge, not voters.
It's pretty funny, because I can't recall a time when politicians were anything other than "astonishingly uncool dorks." It's their defining characteristic, and why DC is said to be "Hollywood for ugly people."
Sure you get the odd Bill Clinton, but by and large it's a contest between deeply unappealing people, the sort of power-hungry geeks who took Model UN way too seriously.
I'm not sure that "vibes analysis" is really the best way to understand this period in US history, but it is at least a case of Slate playing to their core competency: bullshit.
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 28.8 ms ] threadSure you get the odd Bill Clinton, but by and large it's a contest between deeply unappealing people, the sort of power-hungry geeks who took Model UN way too seriously.
I'm not sure that "vibes analysis" is really the best way to understand this period in US history, but it is at least a case of Slate playing to their core competency: bullshit.
Bad taste: which is very well defined. I heard it's part of the bar exam in every state.