Prom Queens for Trump
Why do some women love Donald Trump?
DISCLAIMER: I know there are prom queens out there who will disagree with this generalization. If you are one of those, I sincerely apologize.
I’m not questioning Melania’s “love” for her husband, nor Ivanka’s “love” for her father.
For months, as the Trump movement for President expanded (“movement” is a far better description than campaign at this point) at a rate proportional to the acceleration and toxicity of their candidate’s rhetoric, the single component I could never understand was “the Donald’s” support from women.
Even now, as the misogynist culture exhibited by Trump and his campaign manager (and Lord knows who else) has taken specific, vicious aim at female reporters and critics, women still represent some of his strongest advocates. How is this possible?
I’ve tried to find a commonality with most of Trump’s vocal, female supporters. While there are clearly other women who quietly find themselves on the Trump Train, my real interest are with those who make it clear to the world, and anyone who can hear them, that they believe the billionaire businessman is the only candidate qualified and worthy to be the next President.
These particular women remind me of a stereotype from my teenage years. We all remember those specific girls in our school who displayed a level of confidence in their superiority, from looks to intelligence. Not only were they annoyingly confident; they also parlayed this confidence into success.
These were often the prom queens, cheerleader captains and student body presidents. Their self-confidence often ventured into egotism, expressing visions of a grand plans and limitless futures.
They also sought extremes in their relationships. How often did they date the star football player (usually the quarterback)? If not him, how often did you see them with the school rebel? Either way, they wanted to be around someone just as over-confident as they were.
When someone would mention how it was the kicker who may have won the big game, they’d scoff and say, “well, he wouldn’t have been able to kick it in from 50 yards if my man hadn’t gotten it there with that extra 5-yard run.”
Thus we come to Trump. In today’s environment, he is the star of the campaign. His celebrity is only overshadowed by his over-confidence and ego.
Like anyone else with as big of an ego, Trump deflects and attacks all criticism. No fact is strong enough for his disdain. No evidence-backed charge can withstand his denials and intelligible rebuttals.
And the prom queens, or those who believe they should’ve been prom queens, just eat it up.
Meanwhile, the kicker in the GOP Presidential Race, the intelligent and well-spoken Constitutionalist Ted Cruz, is expected to be perfect in the political arena just like he’d have to be on the playing field. The star QB can throw four interceptions and still be lauded if his team wins the game. The kicker, however, is immediately the goat with a single missed field goal.
Of course, these particular ladies continue to live their lives to extremes of overconfidence after high school. They often either end up successful individuals with beautiful families and amazing careers, or they wind up failing to a level comparable with “living in a van, down by the river.”
This is the only way I can interpret Trump’s appeal with certain women. It’s unnatural, unless you can find traits and characteristics that match with this particular candidate’s personality and behavior.
Unfortunately, these ladies’ love affair with Trump could potentially create great damage to our country. Personally, I think it’s time we call in the kicker.
