"Crucially, 'standom' is different from traditional 'fandom,' insomuch as you might be a 'fan' of the Milwaukee Bucks or 'The Bachelorette.' It involves an intense, personal identification with one's idol, where their preferences, beliefs and aesthetics are largely substituted for one's own—and subsequently defended at any cost. In a post-monocultural era, a stan-friendly politician isn’t a mass-marketed product of the Nixon era, but a boutique offering who activates one's niche cultural affinity instead of a hazily-defined American spirit."
At Politico, Derek Robinson looks at the rise of political "stans."
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