By Josh Marshall:
On the one hand, this is the most frivolous and inconsequential of stories. And yet, it captures quite a bit about the coming Trump Era. From one perspective, it's the ultimate confirmation of the Trumpian narrative. The cultural elite - the top musicians and movie stars - look down on Trump and refuse to associate with him. What's notable though is that it's not just Katy Perry and Bruce or other mega stars who we either know or assume we know have predictably liberal politics. Trump appears to be getting shut out even in the Country music world where the cultural politics run considerably more conservative and where Republican politicians usually find their entertainers.
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If Ted Cruz had been elected President you'd likely see something close to as total a shut out. But Cruz would strap on his Lee Greenwood and love the smell of Hollywood's contempt in the morning. Not Trump. All reporting suggests that Trump is extremely unhappy about the situation. Which of course makes perfect sense. Depending on how you choose to inflect it - with sympathy or derision - Trump's movement is based on a rejection of the condescension and arrogance of the cultural elite. And yet no one yearns more achingly for celebrity approval than Trump.
The Full Story (December 22, 2016)
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