They wanted a fighter....
[M]any voters chose him for reasons that had little to do with his ideas.
--Rosalind S. Helderman and David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post
"I think we’ve reached a point where we need someone who’s mean."
"The more I thought about it, the more I decided I’m looking for a good fight."
--South Carolina voters
The portrait was to bear the burden of his shame....
[I]t would reveal to him his own soul.
--Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray