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The Republican convention was judged a “big hot mess” by many critics, and Trump’s speech was seen as overly pessimistic, uninspiring, and poorly delivered, playing on the rage and fear that motivated many who came to Trump’s rallies, but not to mainstream Republicans. The Democrats convention, by contrast, was appraised a success.
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Kellner, D. (2016). The Dog Days of Summer. In: American Nightmare. Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education, vol 117. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-788-7_9
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