Posted on 07/12/2015 12:51:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The former head of the Democratic Party says Donald Trump's early success on the presidential campaign trail is rooted in the discontent of conservative voters.
Howard Dean, the former Vermont senator who previously headed the Democratic National Committee, said that Republican frustration has fueled Trump's rapid rise, but also predicted it doesn't have the sustaining force to propel the business mogul into the White House. "He's really a candidate who's collecting anger, and the problem with that is at the end of the day people are not interested in electing somebody out of anger, and they almost never do as president," Dean said in an interview with New York radio host John Catsimatidis.
Dean cited several politicians he said have exploited voter angst to win elections –– including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) –– but argued the same rules don't apply to national elections.
"They will send a message," Dean said. "But people aren't going to do that for president of the United States. They're just not going to do it. And that applies to both Democrats and Republicans."
Trump has seen surprising success since launching his campaign last month amid an already crowded –– and still growing –– Republican field. A new Reuters-Ipsos poll places him alongside former-Florida Governor Jeb Bush at the top of the pack.
His message has been highly controversial –– his launch speech attacked Mexican immigrants as criminals and racists –– but his poll numbers suggest he's tapped a vein that appeals to conservative voters.
Dean said Trump's early success could translate into primary wins, particularly in such a large pool of GOP contenders, but predicted the novelty will fizzle and the nomination will go elsewhere.
"It's a funny year, because let's just say you have 16 people on the ballot, that means somebody's going to win with less than 20 percent of the vote. Can Donald Trump get to 16 or 18 percent of the vote? He could," Dean said.
"So Trump can get 16 -17 percent of the vote, maybe, and that could be enough to win him some primaries, but I think he'll be gone by March, if not much sooner."
The toughest opponent for any Democrat, Dean said, would be former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
"I'm not at all convinced Jeb Bush can get the nomination, but, you know, he's got a lot of advantages that some of the other candidates don't have, mostly in fundraising," he said.
On the Democratic side, Dean said he's "all-in" for Hillary Clinton.
"She's the most experienced, most competent person in the field, on both sides," he said. "She has probably more experience than every other candidate, added together."
Gender, Dean said, will likely play a role.
"Young women would like real change, and they got real change with Barack Obama in 2008 and this generation wants to do it again," he said. "They want a woman president and I think that's great."
Dean praised Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Clinton's most formidable Democratic contender, for his life-long dedication to middle-class economic concerns, predicting that message will take him far –– but not to the White House.
"All his life as a politician his message has been economic justice, and this is the year for that. I mean, even the Republican pollsters understand that this is probably the No. 1 issue for the American people," Dean said. "This is Bernie's issue. And he's very good at it. He's a good debater. He's very smart. And I think … he can make a real run at this.
"I think Hillary will win," he added. "But … anything can happen in a presidential race."
That’s rich, coming from The Scream - who tried desperately to “collect anger” and succeeded only in crapping his pants.
Amazing all the insults hurled at those poor angry voters. We’re hateful, angry, bigoted racists because we support the truth.
If there’s somebody that knows about anger it’s Howard Dean! Ha! Ha!
The SCREAM QUEEN speaks!
My precise thoughts, but you said it best!!!
I guess the author missed Moochelle last week in front of a class of native American children, telling them that their entire culture was slated for destruction by whitey, and that their ancestors pretty much single-handedly invented medicine and agriculture.
oops —> Howard Dean
So Howard Dean’s talent is pissing on other people’s parades?
Either ballots or bulletsm, your choice.
Howard lost his early success when the nation learned he was a screamer.
Howard Dean, the former Vermont senator.....
Just want to point out, Howard Dean was not a senator. He was governor of Vermont.
Dean appears to have had his issues with, shall we say, “anger management”. So it’s funny to hear him talk about Trump.
It takes one to know one, Howard??????
Says the man most well known for his on air angry howling scream
Dean is right about one thing. I, alone, have enough pent up anger to jump start a 66 kva transformer. It seems there are plenty of other with a vast reservoir of anger at the way our country is repetitively being disgraced, demeaned, dissected, and our social institutions demolished.
There’s plenty to collect, aimed at both parties.
Pot/Kettle/Black
Pray America is waking
Trump is really pulling out the roaches.
The anger is over the refusal of the government to do its duty to the citizens. The Constitution guarntees the states against invasion.
They took an oath to uphold the laws.
The ignore that and the laws and side with foreigners who broke in.
Who would not be angry about that?
Please! don't vote for Trump..he's a BAD man!
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