Feb 17, 2016
The New York Times’ Mark Leibovich talks with Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle about what makes some political candidates more resistant to harsh judgments than others, in other words: the underlying differences between Republican presidential candidates like Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). “Talking about definitions of shame for politicians reminds me of the cultural impact of Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s great essay ‘Defining Deviancy Down’ in that what shocks the American public is now so much less,” says Mike.Watch the conversation here on political branding and narrative and the “Teflon” it provides certain candidates. On MSNBC.
