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How did Donald Trump¹ vault² from the faux-boardroom of The Apprentice³ into the Oval Office?

A new book called Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America offers some answers.

It's written by James Poniewozik, chief television critic for the New York Times. He grew up in Monroe and graduated from the University of Michigan.

Poniewozik points to larger changes in the media landscape as a major factor in Trump's rise in popularity and his eventual⁴ election to the White House. Those changes, he said, include an American public that has become more accepting of antihero figures, which are common in the world of reality television.

Once you had your HBOs, your cable outlets⁵, you have the development of reality TV, you develop this idea of learning to follow and root for characters who you maybe thought weren't admirable, maybe weren't moral, maybe weren't kind or decent, Poniewozik explained. But they were entertaining. They were fighters. They put on a great show.

He said that Trump didn't necessarily model himself after the antihero figure, but the that character trope became familiar to audiences, which allowed them to more easily accept it in Trump. Poniewozik also said that he thinks Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan during the 2016 presidential campaign resonated with many in America, including here in Michigan.

You know, one thing that I think is sort of suffused⁶ in a lot of Michigan culture, in Michigan popular culture—certainly it was something that I noticed growing up even back in the 70s and 80s—is this notion of nostalgia⁷. Of being told that there were better times before you came along when the auto⁸ plants were humming and producing jobs, and the assembly lines were running, Poniewozik said.

Poniewozik will be in Michigan for the Metro⁹ Detroit Book and Author Society event at Burton Manor¹⁰ on Monday, October 21 at 12:00pm, and at 7:00pm, he'll be at the downtown branch of the Ann Arbor¹¹ District Library.

This post was written by Stateside production assistant Catherine Nouhan.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 vault   

n.拱形圆顶，地窖，地下室

参考例句：

• The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
• The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。

3 apprentice   

n.学徒，徒弟

参考例句：

• My son is an apprentice in a furniture maker's workshop.我的儿子在一家家具厂做学徒。
• The apprentice is not yet out of his time.这徒工还没有出徒。

4 eventual   

adj.最后的，结局的，最终的

参考例句：

• Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
• Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。

5 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 suffused   

v.（指颜色、水气等）弥漫于，布满( suffuse的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her face was suffused with colour. 她满脸通红。
• Her eyes were suffused with warm, excited tears. 她激动地热泪盈眶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 nostalgia   

n.怀乡病，留恋过去，怀旧

参考例句：

• He might be influenced by nostalgia for his happy youth.也许是对年轻时幸福时光的怀恋影响了他。
• I was filled with nostalgia by hearing my favourite old song.我听到这首喜爱的旧歌，心中充满了怀旧之情。

8 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

9 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

10 manor   

n.庄园，领地

参考例句：

• The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。
• I am not lord of the manor,but its lady.我并非此地的领主，而是这儿的女主人。

11 arbor   

n.凉亭；树木

参考例句：

• They sat in the arbor and chatted over tea.他们坐在凉亭里，边喝茶边聊天。
• You may have heard of Arbor Day at school.你可能在学校里听过植树节。