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Pandering is the act of expressing one's views in accordance with the likes of a group to which one is attempting to appeal. The term has been associated with politics . In pandering, the views one is expressing are merely for the purpose of drawing support up to and including votes and do not necessarily reflect one's personal values.
Pandering may refer to: Pandering (politics), the expression of one's views in a manner that appeals to voters; Procuring (prostitution), the facilitation of a ...
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) launched a postelection critique of progressive Democrats, claiming they helped Donald Trump win a second White House term. Torres, who overwhelmingly won his ...
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, virtue signalling is "an attempt to show other people that you are a good person, for example by expressing opinions that will be acceptable to them, especially on social media... indicating that one has virtue merely by expressing disgust or favour for certain political ideas or cultural happenings". [4]
He reached across ideological lines to earn the trust of Georgia's segregationists, not to pander but to create an opportunity for dialogue and, ultimately, transformation.
Sister Souljah in 1997. The term originated in the 1992 presidential candidacy of Bill Clinton. [3] In a Washington Post interview published on May 13, 1992, the hip hop MC, author, and political activist Sister Souljah was quoted as saying (in response to the question regarding black-on-white violence in the 1992 Los Angeles riots):
Vice President Harris’s campaign called a social media post from former President Trump about Florida’s marijuana legalization ballot measure “blatant pandering” Monday. In a post on Truth ...
Some instances [examples needed] of cronyism are readily transparent. With others, [examples needed] it is only in hindsight that the qualifications of the alleged "crony" must be evaluated. All appointments that are suspected of being cronyism are controversial.