The real danger to both the Republican Party and the territory that was once known as “the United States of America”, is that The Donald would go third party.
At this point, the Republican party should be making massive strides to placate and reconcile with The Donald, as the carnage of trying to fence him out would be devastating.
The kindest thing that may be said of The Donald is that he is a populist, a breed of political polecat that has been generally despised in the upper circles of gentry in this country for years. But the populist can also move many otherwise unmotivated people to speak out and attack the various despotisms and chicanery that have grown up over time even in the most carefully cultivated representative republic.
As it so happens, The Donald has chosen all the Hot Button Issues that excite a wide swath of libertarians and conservatives, like neglect of our veterans, illegal immigration and amnesty, the Islamic State and Iraq, national debt, our trade imbalance, taxes, Obamacare, gun control, entitlements and budget control, and climate change. Little or no discussion had been under way in this country before The Donald came along and put them all on his bullhorn.
Does he have an answer for these issues? Probably not, but at least people are once again talking about them, something the Politically Correct crowd had successfully stopped, regarding the conversation.
>>Does he have an answer for these issues? Probably not, but at least people are once again talking about them, something the Politically Correct crowd had successfully stopped...<<
So, in your mind the “conversation” no longer covered the national debt, illegal aliens, the VA scandal, Obamacare, gun control, etc., and it took Trump to highlight them? Funny, but I seem to recall all sorts of discussion on those very issues. What Trump brings to the table is bombast, and little else. Certainly, he doesn’t bring credibility, for he’s reversed positions on nearly every issue he now discusses.
To my mind, Trump’s acceptance by many, and not just conservatives either, reflects the outright frustration with the average American over the open borders policy of this administration. People have had it, and they like having someone like Trump rail on and on about it unapologetically, without backing down. There are several far more credible candidates and some of them are no doubt going to be even stronger advocates for closing the border after the reception Trump has been getting.
But they are unlikely to make the mistake of calling them all rapists and thieves, and won’t find sales of pinatas in their image selling out in Mexico. His bombast might satisfy many, but it’s hardly a formula for winning the presidency.