Attacking Donald Trump seems to only make him stronger

The Washington Post ^ | July 20, 2015 | Eugene Robinson

[2ndDivisionVet]

Don’t be sure the McCain episode is the beginning of the end of Donald Trump’s bizarre presidential campaign. Don’t even be sure it’s the end of the beginning. Attacking him with censure and shame is like trying to destroy Godzilla with electricity: It might just make him stronger.

Why should anyone pay the slightest attention to the Trump circus? Because the most recent polls — to the GOP establishment’s great consternation — show him in first place. Also because Trump, rather than any of his more experienced rivals, is setting the agenda for the race.

On Saturday, he committed what for most politicians would be a fatal gaffe. Speaking extemporaneously at a candidates’ forum in Iowa, Trump turned his rhetorical blunderbuss toward Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who had accused Trump of using outrageous statements about illegal immigration to incite the “crazies” in the GOP base....

[onyx]

LOL.

Truth hurts, those Rinos and the GOPe!

[Lurkinanloomin]

Eugene is particularly befuddled, so I’ll take it easy on him.

WE WANT A WALL TO STOP THE FLOOD OF FOREIGNERS !

[HarleyLady27]

LMAO...I love to see all the RINOs and libtards in such a tail spin....LMAO

[aquila48]

It’s finally dawning on the geniuses.

[dowcaet]

Wow, a rare moment of enlightenment for Eugene. Think be sees that Trump is going to have a large imprint on the presidential race.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Now that this ridiculous McStain dust up is winding down I hope Trump comes out strong with the Veterans Admin problem which really is just horrible.

[RKBA Democrat]

I love this. The enemedia is flailing about, trying to figure out why trump doesn’t just crawl off like all the other nancy boys. This wapo puke is in the ballpark but not there.

[RKBA Democrat]

We’ll see. I bet he will within a day or so. And then we’ll watch DT pwn the enemedia again.

[onyx]

P. S. I am so proud of my children --- they're all aboard the TRUMP TRAIN as is my sweet, beautiful hairdresser, (age 30) and her husband, but "IF" Trump doesn't make it to our Mississippi & CA ballots, they will vote Cruz!

NOW, I know, I raised GOOD kids! They despise career politicians, and even though they know McCain was a life-long friend of Papa's from USNA, they said, McCain can take all the flak coming his way.

[Bobalu]

[Rome2000]

Amazon.com gave everybody who bought a Kindle a free subscription to the WP for 6 months.

After 6 months, they “offered” a years subscription for a dollar.

Maybe the WP should do a story about how many Kindle buyers took them up on the offer.

Might be something I would be interested in.

[gaijin]

[Raycpa]

I believe Trump, as a successful negotiator, is too well trained to say something he didn’t mean to say.

[RedMDer]

Sock it to ‘em Trump!

He has the RINOs, The Left, the MSM and career politicians circling the wagons, giving people a good view of how they try to protect each other.

[virgil]

At least he has a degree in economics.

[onyx]

ABSOLUTELY!!!

[The Toll]

The more the traitors hiss, the more I support the guy.

[proust]

[eyeamok]

SO Trump is Way Up in the polls with the “American Citizens” but the Establishment, Media, and the ruling class are ALL in lock step on how horrified they are that he actually Speaks Truth’s in a Culture of Lies.