President Trump and the Republican National Convention deployed the Seinfeld "yada yada yada" political strategy

The New York Times

"Donald J. Trump could not truthfully appear at the Republican National Convention as a president who got America safely through the Covid-19 pandemic," says James Poniewozik. "But he could play one on TV." He adds: "No incumbent wants to run on a crisis, at least one that’s not under control. One way of addressing this is to emphasize that you have a plan to get back to better times and point to successes in executing it. The other is to rush through that part, or ignore it altogether. This is a technique first articulated by the political strategy guide Seinfeld. The R.N.C. decided to 'yada yada yada' the coronavirus. 'This administration accomplished great things through 2019, yada yada yada, we’ll do great things in 2021.' Just so, Mr. Trump sandwiched the virus discussion among his preferred topics, as if it were a speed bump. The tastier portions of the speech — boasting of his wins and savaging his opponents — seemed to engage his interest more, and the crowd’s."

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