Ricerc@Sapienza

From ‘Crooked Hillary’ and ‘Crazy Bernie’ to ‘Mini
Mike’, ‘Sleepy Joe’ and many others, Donald Trump
has coined concise memorable nicknames which
carry character-destroying meanings. This trend
begun in the 2015-16 Republican primaries, it
continued during his first presidential campaign
and it did not stop in the 4 years of his administration.
Unsurprisingly, the same strategy has
been employed in the 2020 presidential campaign.
The preferred medium for delivery has also been
the same: Trump’s personal Twitter account, his

This article analyzes the evolution of gay and lesbian rights and same-sex marriage in American public opinion. It describes how Obergefell v. Hodges, state-level decisions and the public opinion trends can be considered as the outcome of a grassroots coordinated campaign which began more than a decade ago and was able to conquer the majority of Americans. It also focuses on the American public opinion trends related to moral issues, examining if it is true that U.S. citizens are moving leftward.