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In March 2016, Scott Adams, the cartoonist behind the Dilbert comic strip, made a bold prediction that seemed highly unlikely at the time: He said Donald Trump would become president of the United States.
With the November general election proving him right, Adams has decided to weigh in on politics again, this time on a possible U.S. Senate run by musician Robert Ritchie, known professionally as Kid Rock.
“Master Persuader rising. If he runs, he wins. And it won’t be luck.” Adams tweeted, linking to a video of a Ritchie speech at a concert in Michigan (Warning: The Speech Contains Explicit Language).
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The “master persuader” label is not new. Adams also used the term to describe Trump, saying the then-candidate was connecting with voters by focusing on “the suffering of some,” which other politicians would not acknowledge.
Adams suggested it’s possible Ritchie is using the same strategy.
In his Saturday speech, the musician discussed the religious foundation upon which America was founded, in addition to the plight of working families, who he claimed are forced to support those on welfare.
On a video blog, Adams explained his perspective on Ritchie’s speech.
“I’m not saying this is the best speech I’ve seen from, you know, from a rocker. I’m saying it might have been the best speech I’ve ever seen,” he said.
Adams added that the musician used a combination of music, lighting and other theatrical techniques in his speech. The combination of these factors, Adams said, works in Ritchie’s favor and presents his message in a “fresh” and “positive” way.
Adams had previously said Trump held a similar advantage, particularly because the news media could not ignore him. He explained that “the media doesn’t really have the option of ignoring the most interesting story.”
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Adams argued that Trump “can always be the most interesting story if he has nothing to fear and nothing to lose.”
Like many of Trump’s campaign events, Ritchie’s speech garnered widespread media attention.
Adams also indicated that Ritchie may be improving on Trump’s strategy by admitting that his opponents will call him a racist.
Still, Adams pointed out that Ritchie criticized Nazis and white supremacists, “going after them harder than anyone ever went after them.”
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