Goofus and Gallant
Turns out there is a well-known concept of a pair of stereotype personalities, Goofus and Gallant, apparently based on a comic with that name in an old magazine called Highlights for Kids.
Goofus and Gallant get used for teaching, but apparently the emphasis is (or was) on a moralistic lesson, the idea being Gallant was preferable, and Goofus’ character traits were to be avoided … unfortunately kids probably tended to think Gallant was annoying and Goofus was more fun. That tendency is illustrated in this bunch of real-world Goofus and Gallant stories.
Mr. Sun presents a succinct analogy to the two current presidential candidates; that’s where I encountered G&G. It maps pretty nicely, right down to Gallant being perceived as the “dull, polite aristocrat” and Goofus as the “hearty country boy” … and Goofus’ main attack on Gallant being about his supposed lack of resoluteness.
Gee, I wonder which stereotype I resemble more. What a poser. Hint: even his hairstyle is identical to the one I had for the first 28.7 years of my life.