Lucifer In The Flesh Rhetorical Analysis

“Lucifer in the Flesh.” Former house speaker John Boehner is not a sound supporter of Ted Cruz. He also believes Cruz to be the most “miserable son of a b*tch” that he had ever had the displeasure of working with. In the New York Times article articulating Boehner’s feelings, nothing about the current presidential race is discussed but the gossip and intricacies of friend circles in Washington. The New York Times has of course published many other politically based articles, many of which are incredibly informative about the existing political landscape. These articles, however, are not the ones that often sell papers. Much of what permeates the barrier between political journalists and the average American is stories pertaining to the personalities

This form of almost free press can be helpful to an extent, and can be a great resource when trying to reach out to potential voters. Hillary Clinton has been notorious this campaign season for trying to reach out to young voters, sometimes unsuccessfully, through social media. In December of 2015, The New York Times released an article depicting the debacle of Clinton’s attempt to attract young Hispanic voters. She posted an article on her site titled Seven things that Hillary Clinton has in common with your abuela, and faced immediate backlash from those seeing the article as tone-deaf attempt at pandering. This botched attempt, as well as slew of others, did not serve as a great addition to the air of inauthenticity that Hillary has battled throughout her campaign. She has been in the public eye for some time, and has changed her views, political stance, and sometimes personality in an attempt to please voters. Critics on both sides have discussed her political background and influence, and the way it had developed. From being First Lady, to Secretary of State, she has dealt with criticism and scandal. The most recent event being her use of a non-overlooked private email server that some say could have caused a potential risk to the national security of the United States. This issue is one that has been

It seems very unlikely that a 73 year old self-proclaimed democratic socialist would be the center of attention a vast majority of young american voters. The amount of attention he receives by non traditional media outlets is far surpassing that of any candidate even from early on in the election. His rise to Facebook royalty, as The New York Times’ Nick Corasaniti put it, has to do with not only his personality, but his seemingly authentic speech and subject matter. A lot of his policies and ideas for a socially democratic United States are very appealing to a younger audience, and those that seek wider and broader assistance from the government. His campaign basis of universal healthcare and making college free for all those who are qualified to attend drive huge interest. Those who battle heavy student loans, and see a problem with the current state of medicine back him heavily. Senator Sanders has received criticism for making such large promises without properly acknowledging the astounding rate of tax increase necessary to accomplish his proposals. The Wall Street Journal released an article describing what Sanders proposed for taxation of the rich and those doing business on Wall Street, and pointed out the implications of such a proposal and its