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Shame and Narcissism on the Campaign Trail
What if candidates could say whatever they pleased without ramifications? Some of them seem to be doing just that this campaign season. Demagogues and self-promoters are by no means new to American politics, but somehow in this race they seem to have been immunized to the effects of public shame.
By Katie Cooper • • 8m ListenWhat if candidates could say whatever they pleased without ramifications? Some of them seem to be doing just that this campaign season. Demagogues and self-promoters are by no means new to American politics, but somehow in this race they seem to have been immunized to the effects of public shame. That's according to Mark Leibovich at the New York Times Magazine.
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The full episode
3 of 3The Presidential Race Plows Ahead- 1:50US Airstrikes Target ISIS in Libya
- 8:31A Tale of Two States in the Race for the White House
- 43:27Shame and Narcissism on the Campaign TrailYou’re reading this