PALM BEACH, Fla. — Suddenly Donald Trump, who arguably has some mastery of the business arts, is in defiance of one of the fundamental principles of his trade: Hope is not a strategy.
We're not talking Jesse Jackson-style hope, which actually was a strategy. ("Keep hope alive" was a rallying cry.) We're not talking Barack Obama-style hope, which was a tactic. (The iconic Shepard Fairey image of the 2008 Democratic nominee with the all-caps HOPE at the bottom conveyed a message the Illinois senator wanted to promote.) We're not even talking Emily Dickinson-style hope ("the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul," which for decades has provided solace for the sick and promise for the young).
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