The 2016 election drama was even more spectacular than in previous years.

Although plagued by constant troubles due to the "Email Scandal," Hillary Clinton remained the frontrunner in this year's primaries.

In the just-concluded "first battle" of the US primary—the Iowa Caucus—Hillary narrowly won the Democratic nomination by a mere 0.3% over her competitor, Bernie Sanders.

The Iowa Caucus was just the "first step of a long journey."

Whether Hillary could avoid repeating her previous failure in the general election, break the gender barrier, and become the first female president in US history had everyone watching closely.

Then there was Donald Trump, this "clown-like" candidate, unprecedented in previous elections.

Although he often spoke nonsense in public, his public support rate bizarrely kept rising. Whenever he occasionally made some reasonable points, the public would praise him to the skies.

Look at how netizens evaluated him:

"I like seeing this guy. He's like my uncle—loves to boast but isn't lacking in smarts."

"Haha, Trump is so hilarious. I look forward to seeing what he'll turn this country into after sitting in the president's seat for 24 hours."

"Did you watch his speech on healthcare reform yesterday? Didn't expect him to say such reasonable things. I think he must be the kind of person who 'plays foolish but is wise.'"

It was like people were especially tolerant of "returning prodigals" but particularly harsh on "good people who occasionally make mistakes," even though the former made more mistakes.

Whenever Trump occasionally expressed a good viewpoint, it immediately garnered focused attention and approval.

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This was the cleverness of Martin's strategy.

Of course, not everyone could learn this. Trump had a kind of "foolish boldness" that made people not dislike him when he acted stupid; instead, he came across as very humorous.

It was somewhat like Donald Duck in the classic Disney cartoon Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Initially, the cartoon only had Mickey Mouse as the lead, and Donald Duck was just responsible for being the "mischievous" character.

Unexpectedly, this "mischievous" character became extremely popular, so the cartoon later became a dual-lead show, even giving Donald Duck his own solo films.

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Although Hillary had her own team of advisors, she still liked to hear her husband's suggestions.

She knew that although her husband was a womanizer, he was truly intelligent.

"Female voters are your base, so you must show support for feminist actions. However, for some overly radical actions and statements, use ambiguous language to gloss over them..."

"However, because the female voter demographic is quite complex, factors determining female voting behavior are by no means limited to gender; race and income level also have huge influences. Therefore, when broken down, the situation of each female subgroup varies greatly. So what we need to do is attract the majority..."

"Among female voters, intellectual women and unmarried women lean more towards the Democratic Party. The former, as victims of workplace gender discrimination, prefer the Democratic Party's policies on equality and progress; the latter includes a large number of single mothers who, unlike intellectual women, have lower economic status and rely on the social welfare policies supported by the Democratic Party."

"In contrast, married women lean more towards the Republican Party. In the 2012 presidential election, 67% of unmarried women voted for the Democratic Party, while only 46% of married women did. On the other hand, racial factors still play an important role in our political sphere. In contrast to minority women, white women are more supportive of the Republican Party."

"Obama received 96% of the African American female vote, 76% of the Latina vote, and 66% of the Asian female vote in 2012, but only received 42% of the white female vote..."

As he spoke, Clinton cited various data off the top of his head, living up to his reputation as a master who, relying on his powerful memory of various data, could leave his opponents speechless in debates.

Although she no longer had much love for her husband, whenever Hillary heard her husband speak freely and eloquently, her heart would still ripple.

After Clinton finished speaking, seeing his wife calmly looking at him, he smugly straightened his collar and said, "What, captivated?"

Hillary stood up, grabbed Clinton's tie, and said, "Let's go."

"Do what?"

"To bed."

Five minutes later, the old man and old lady finished their exercise.

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Hillary had private advisors; actually, Trump did too.

His private advisor was his daughter's man—Martin Meyers.

"We can throw out a topic that seems controversial but actually contains deeper implications," Martin said frankly in the video call.

"And what is everyone most concerned about now? Of course, the Iran issue! Of course, we don't need to directly confront Iran; we can start from the religious angle, and this will also win us favor from the Jewish community."

"You mean Muslims?" an assistant asked thoughtfully.

"Exactly."

"For example, if Trump proposed: a complete and total shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on in response to the current situation of frequent terrorist attacks."

"Hiss~!" Visibly, the assistants in the video showed expressions of taking a deep breath.

And Trump, who had remained expressionless, also showed an interested expression.

The Muslim community of 850 million is very unpopular in North America, especially among Jewish people.

He didn't even need to think; once he made this proposal, his support rate in places like Iowa and Utah would definitely soar.

"Of course," Martin continued, "we need to carefully consider our wording when expressing this, not to make our stance too extreme, and simultaneously shift the responsibility to the opponent."

"Let me give an example. We can say something like: Without looking at various polling data, it is obvious that this kind of hatred (Muslims towards the USA) is incomprehensible. Until we can understand and determine how to handle the difficulties and dangers Muslims entering the US bring, we should shut our borders to Muslims. Our country cannot become a victim of horrific attacks by people who believe only in Jihad, have no regard for humanity, and no respect for life."

"Mr. Meyers, I can understand that once this topic is thrown out, Mr. Trump's support rate will surge in some states, but where is the deeper implication you mentioned?" an assistant asked.

Martin nodded and explained: "That's exactly what I'm about to say. Something like heat needs topics and debates to sustain it. The above is just the first layer of trigger point. We still have a second layer."

Trump's mouth twitched—this was a subconscious action he made when particularly interested in something.