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Iowans drawn to Trump praise his antiestablishment bent
wsj.com ^ | 7/26/2015 | HEATHER HADDON and REID J. EPSTEIN

Posted on 07/26/2015 6:33:42 PM PDT by GoneSalt

OSKALOOSA, Iowa—Those who flocked to Donald Trump’s campaign event here this weekend said they liked the Republican presidential candidate’s willingness to make an unvarnished case for an antiestablishment campaign.

Interviews with dozens of the more than 1,000 people who came to see the reality-television star showed they have been drawn to him because of their skepticism of polished politicians.

"I am the silent majority. He talks for me,” said Jill Jepsen, a 61-year-old Oskaloosa retiree who brought her copy of Mr. Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal,” first published in 1987, for him to sign.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gop; gope; rinos; trump
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1 posted on 07/26/2015 6:33:42 PM PDT by GoneSalt
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To: GoneSalt

What I like about Trump is that maybe he will show the Republicans that the public really wants some radical antiestablishmentarianism.


2 posted on 07/26/2015 6:39:18 PM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: Genoa

Trump is weather vane. Professional politicians should take note of which way the wind is blowing.


3 posted on 07/26/2015 6:43:42 PM PDT by RC one
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To: GoneSalt

1/10 of the population of Oskaloosa, IA lined up for blocks to see Donald Trump. Watch this video for just the first 5 min., if you can’t watch all of it, and it will be the most entertaining 5 minutes of your day. It’s awesome!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6JYEVVCZgA


4 posted on 07/26/2015 6:43:59 PM PDT by Din Maker (GOP Gov. Susana Martinez of New Mexico for VP)
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To: GoneSalt

I don’t like trump, but like that he (and Cruz) are showing rinos how much people can’t stand them.


5 posted on 07/26/2015 6:44:13 PM PDT by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
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To: GoneSalt

Bookmark


6 posted on 07/26/2015 6:46:44 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: RC one

Your point is right on.


7 posted on 07/26/2015 6:47:10 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance.)
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To: GoneSalt

The establishment elites have been destructive to our freedoms and economy. We need a new vision for America and one that puts America and freedom first, and that does not put elites and oligarchs and their crooked politician pals first. The Party mentality that puts politics instead of country first has resulted in derogatory policies like sanctuary cities and open borders for votes.


8 posted on 07/26/2015 6:47:36 PM PDT by apoliticalone (Free speech and 1st A is dead when it becomes illegal to criticize illegals or any others.)
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To: Din Maker

I saw the video. I’m not surprised at all by Trump razing the political landscape.

We needed this decades ago.


9 posted on 07/26/2015 6:51:11 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: RC one

Nailed It !

10 posted on 07/26/2015 6:55:52 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own <blockqurisk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: GoneSalt
...they have been drawn to him because of their skepticism of polished corrupt, lying politicians.
11 posted on 07/26/2015 6:55:55 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!)
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To: GoneSalt

Ya might say he’s the one we’ve been waiting for..


12 posted on 07/26/2015 7:07:08 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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The political elite BELIEVE we are uneducated ignorant scum and they KNOW what’s best for everyone. It just so happens that what’s best for them is a lot better than what’s best for us. We must stop voting for them!


13 posted on 07/26/2015 7:25:27 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Since you're so much smarter than me, don't waste your time insulting me. I won't understand it.)
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To: GoneSalt

there is no more zealous a guardian of “the establishment” than a multi-billionaire. their billions rest on maintenance of the status quo.

think about it.


14 posted on 07/26/2015 7:29:00 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: JohnBrowdie

Exactly why I support Trump. That and the fact that he uses babies’ skulls as bricks for his buildings. I think that is so cool.


15 posted on 07/26/2015 7:37:11 PM PDT by GoneSalt
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To: GoneSalt

/s


16 posted on 07/26/2015 7:37:55 PM PDT by GoneSalt
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To: VerySadAmerican

When we do vote in someone who doesn’t fit the mold they keep them in like using Alinsky methods like they have to Cruz & ‘company or withhold finances so they are defeated


17 posted on 07/26/2015 7:51:31 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: Din Maker

Thank-you!
He IS very engaging.....and funny.....and he doesn’t talk down to the people.....he talks TO them!


18 posted on 07/26/2015 8:01:29 PM PDT by Guenevere (If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do........Psalms 11:3..An Appeal to Heaven)
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To: JohnBrowdie
"there is no more zealous a guardian of “the establishment” than a multi-billionaire. their billions rest on maintenance of the status quo.

think about it."

Not when your billions are earned from trying to do business in this country filled with regulations and corporate taxes.

19 posted on 07/26/2015 8:08:18 PM PDT by Amntn
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To: GoneSalt
Our Republic is entering dangerous territory here...

We are as close to one election away from a dictator taking control. These cults of personality around first Obama and now Trump are like us playing with fire.

I dont trust Trump and I dont want a megalomaniac like him anywhere near the levers of power in a world where the US president is allowed nearly unlimited power.

20 posted on 07/26/2015 8:23:54 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, & R)
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