to make subsequent nominees appear more acceptable by comparison. The strategy resembles the "anchoring effect" in psychology where you introduce an extreme option (Gaetz) to set a benchmark, making a less extreme option (Bondi) seem reasonable or even palatable by comparison.
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Trump/business folk call it the Big Ask. They do it all the time.
Not surprised but I really would have liked to see Gaetz wreck their shit.
I think he will still be involved
Art of war
It’s the Overton window effect