Arlie Russell Hochschild

They're people. They divide into two. One half are elated, you know, the Savior has come. The others are, let's wait and see. I think they're already pleased. Somebody cares. Somebody's addressing us. But that's not enough. Yeah.

I think it depends on the result of the chaos. They have been told the United States is like a sick person. It's lost its manufacturing, its manly jobs. So the doctor, the tariff doctor is Donald Trump to come to cure the patient. And they have been told, look, there may be some procedures that are painful, but you have to prepare for the pain because the doctor will make you well.

I think the MAGA base, they're going for this metaphor. But the others are saying, do I trust the doctor?

Yes. I even heard in this rural Kentucky red piece of America, gosh, you know, Joe Biden, he has a visibility problem. Is he there? You know, is he being propped up by those around him?

Every day, every minute, you know, look at me, look at me. They don't think he's perfect. They realise he's highly self-centred and so on. And they don't like that about him. But I heard people talk about the good bully. You know, we don't like bullies generally, but he's our bully.