Elections are most comparisons, together with spell this post service may live somewhat perfunctory, it is logically necessary. We convey 2 valence traits to assess: honesty together with competence. If Trump was, past times far, the most dishonest candidate nosotros convey e'er seen, together with thus it follows that Clinton was to a greater extent than honest. We could too enjoin that she was less dishonest, which is denotatively equivalent but connotatively to a greater extent than dismissive, but, whatever.
I convey my problems amongst PolitiFact, but it is a useful reference point.
Here is Trump's record. Now,
here is Clinton's record. Not fifty-fifty close. Now, recollect that PolitiFact is nether delineate per unit of measurement area to
try to proceed things fifty-fifty for fearfulness of accusations of bias, together with they solely evaluate a subset of statements. They too can't lay weight on statements that are to a greater extent than key to a candidate's get or political life, or less weight on statements that are throwaway lines. Nevertheless, it is a useful baseline.
Clinton lies. But nowhere
near as often, equally brazenly or equally egregiously equally Trump. Look through the lies, together with compare them to Trump accusing Ted Cruz's manlike someone nurture of beingness involved inwards the Kennedy assassination, or calling global warming a Chinese hoax, together with and thus
denying having made
that claim inwards a fighting to add together layers on superlative of layers of bullshit. Clinton's
last "pants on fire" prevarication inwards her file was to claim that Trump wanted to allow the auto manufacture die, twisting his words to hateful the reverse of what he said. That's the equivalent of Trump's denial of the Chinese hoax tweet. But, where is Clinton's equivalent of claiming that global warming is a Chinese hoax inwards the start place, or that Ted Cruz's manlike someone nurture killed Kennedy? Uh, yeah. This ain't close. Trump is the bigger liar past times far, together with that's only an endeavor to abide by an apples-to-apples comparison. By the numbers, Trump was manner ahead on lies inwards PolitiFact's scorecard anyway.
This post service was somewhat perfunctory, but necessary for the series. As I said when
I introduced the "valence dimension", the of import request is that at that spot is a policy dimension, together with at that spot are characteristics that voters supposedly desire intrinsically, similar competence together with honesty. On honesty, this isn't close. Clinton beats Trump. Period. Clinton may non live fifty-fifty some the most honest pol around, but she was running against the most dishonest pol nosotros convey e'er seen, past times
far.
But, did voters brand that comparison? Stay tuned for the side past times side installment...
