Posted on 12/17/2015 6:58:24 AM PST by Kaslin
Donald Trump is going to be the next President. There's no stopping him now. Let me explain why- with an up close and personal Trump experience.
I am writing this column after a wild 48 hours. I returned late last night from the GOP Presidential debate, where I was a guest of the Trump campaign. The night before the debate, every GOP Presidential candidate was in Las Vegas for a rally or fundraiser with their fans. Each of them attracted 200 people here…100 people there…50 people here…40 people there. Donald Trump on the other hand had a “small intimate gathering†for 5000 to 7000 fans!
And guess who had the honor and privilege of being the lead speaker and Master of Ceremonies? Yours truly.
There were only 2 speakers- Donald Trump and Wayne Allyn Root. I became the opening act for the man I believe is the next President of the United States. It was like opening for Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones. This wasn't a political rally…it was a rock concert!
That's why Trump will be the GOP nominee for President. Rubio attracts 200. Trump brings in thousands upon thousands…a sea of humanity. My guesstimate was between 5000 and 7000.
It's important to point out that this overflow Trump love-fest happened in Las Vegas…a town notorious for zero political interest. And that makes sense because my friends all over the country tell me about Trump rallies with 15,000 attendees…18,000…20,000…and more. That's what Trump brings to the table. No other GOP candidate can match this passion, intensity and love.
But here's the really interesting part. Since I was the center of the Trump universe that night, I can tell you about "the Trump phenomenon up close and personal." After the speeches by Donald and myself were over, I stayed for well over an hour taking photos with the fans. It was the experience of a lifetime. Hundreds of people said Donald and I delivered the two best political speeches they'd ever heard in their lives. You can watch my speech here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ggnfKALwI&feature=youtu.be
I used this opportunity to spend quality time and talk to the Trump supporters. I got to really know them. And what I found is the reason Donald will win the GOP nomination and eventually the Presidency of the United States. The reason is Donald is the hero of working class Americans. Donald's fan base is plumbers, electricians, construction workers, taxi drivers, secretaries, hairdressers, cops, firemen and yes, in Las Vegas- casino workers. Donald is a man of the people.
I know it's ironic. It took a business mogul worth $10 billion to bring working class Americans to the GOP, but Donald did it. These people- almost to a man and woman- have either never voted before, or voted only Democrat in the past, or voted once for a Republican in their lives- Ronald Reagan.
These are Reagan Democrats and blue dog Democrats and independents. This is great news for the GOP. The media keeps saying the GOP needs to expand their tent. Well Donald Trump has done it.
While establishment types scream that Trump is "ruining the party" because he's scaring off and offending minorities, Mexicans, immigrants, Muslims, etc…the reality is none of those groups are coming in any significant number to any other GOP candidate. Not Cruz…not Rubio…not Bush…not anyone. They aren't expanding the tent by one prson. They are TALKING about expanding the tent. But moderate Republicans who criticize and condemn Trump…and say nothing and believe in nothing…like Jeb Bush and John Kasich at this point have a tent with only their own wives, children and mother in it.
But Trump doesn'’t talk. He does it. Trump has expanded the base, not based on race or gender …but based on class. Why is that bad? I think expanding the tent is good, no matter who comes in. You mean that expanding the tent to include gays or women or blacks or Hispanics or Muslims is good…but expanding the tent to include millions of working class Americans isn't good?
Funny how when Democrats get those voters, the media says it's great. “Democrats care about the working man and woman" they say. But when Trump gets them it's suddenly a bad thing, a condemnation, a put down. I read articles across the world on Tuesday claiming that Trump attracted an "uneducated crowd" to the Vegas rally. The Boston Globe described the rally as "ugly." Really?
When they vote Democrat these same people are "middle America" "the working man" and "salt of the earth." But when they vote for a Republican the media insinuates they are low class and uneducated.
Well that mass of working class Americans is the Trump Army. This is a citizen revolution. I call it "The Trump Revolution of working class stiffs." Good people. Honest people. Hard working people. Salt of the earth. The foundation of America. Real Americans who don't want handouts, only a job and a fair chance for upward mobility. Real Americans who have never taken welfare in their lives. Real Americans who just want their kids to do better than themselves. Real Americans who pay into the system, not take out. God bless them.
And why are they so mad? Why is Trump their hero? Because he speaks for them. He speaks plain spoken, common sense, American values. He tells the raw honest truth. They are sick of the B.S. They are sick of being lied to. They are sick of political correctness. And most importantly, they are sick of being under attack.
The middle class is being murdered- and they see it, they feel it, they are living it. They are being destroyed, annihilated, slaughtered. They are being driven out of existence by Obama's socialist cabal and Hugo Chavez's Venezuela-like policies…combined with the establishment GOP's favoritism towards big business. Both parties have destroyed the working class and middle class of America. The government is actively working against the people. The system isn't fair. The deck is stacked against them. And they see one hero who speaks for them…and wants to fight for them- Donald Trump.
That's why Trump leads 41 to 14 in the latest polls. Think about that: 41 to 14. That's called an historic landslide. I witnessed first hand what fuels this Trump phenomenon. He will combine traditional GOP voters (conservatives, Tea Party, pro business, small business) with millions of non traditional GOP voters- working class, union members and middle class Americans. Yes, I predict Trump will win the union vote. He will be endorsed by The Teamsters Union…by steel workers…by police and fire unions across this country.
Trump is a new kind of Republican. The kind I've been writing about for years. The kind I wrote about in my national bestseller- "The Murder of the Middle Class." The kind that forms a citizen revolution with the people that made America great- working men and women of the great American middle class. The kind of citizen revolution that fights hard and fights rough to take back this country.
On Monday night in Las Vegas, I saw it all, up close and personal. I was blessed to be a witness to a new citizen revolution. I am a witness to THE TRUMP REVOLUTION.
I am a witness to history.
I have no ill will towards Trump, actually. My candidate is Ted Cruz. But I have thought from the outset that as long as Ted has no problem with Donald, I don’t.
Personally, I want Donald to stay in the game until I hear these words from Jeb Bush, “I have suspended my campaign as of....”.
Laz is right -> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3372298/posts?page=85#85
Trump Trump Trump, he’ll kick them in the rump!
If you look carefully you will see signs that the Left-Wing media is quietly starting to have a cow about the numbers of Reagan Democrats who appear ready to defect to Trump.
This is a great article, however it won’t be too long before our resident Trump-haters will be piling on, with their usual claptrap “all those crowds are brought in by bus by the unions!!!”
The time is coming (some say it’s already here) that the choice will be clear:
You are either with Trump, or you are with the GOPe, ‘RATS and RINOS.
Choose wisely.
Good summary from someone who’s been there.
I remember back in 1992, I heard a conservative talk show host (I cannot remember his name) say; “I just saw the next President of the United States”. He was talking about Bill Clinton and was referencing his thoughts when he saw Clinton walking across an airport tarmac. If memory serves, this was in January of 1992. Almost the same time frame as Mr. Root’s column. I wonder if he is as clairvoyant as that long ago talk show host.
“Donald’s fan base is plumbers, electricians, construction workers, taxi drivers, secretaries, hairdressers, cops, firemen and yes, in Las Vegas- casino workers. Donald is a man of the people. “
Worth repeating.
Reagan appealed to the same. He spoke in a way people could understand, about things they cared about and expressed their own thoughts.
If we keep sending the same ol’ incestuous, political elite back to washington we are going to keep getting fed the same manure. The only proof needed is the latest “omnibus” 2000 page document no one has read nor will read until it is voted on, passed and signed into law. Revolution in congress my a$$.
The only hope this country has is to break out of the same ol’ same ol’. If Trump is the guy to do it so be it........
Personally, I want Donald to stay in the game until I hear these words from Jeb Bush, “I am formally endorsing Hillary Clinton for President....”.
What does Trump think about Budgets ? Will he bring Budgets back ?
We the People have been disenfranchised, marginalized, ridiculed and ignored!
I keep saying Trump had me at ‘build a wall’
No other candidate had said that.....NONE
I had been a wholly supportive Ted Cruz fan since he came on the scene over a year ago......
I am not shallow.....
But as soon as I heard Trump passionately avow to do what I had given up on ever getting done....
He won me over!
It’s that simple.
I listened to him.....I listened to his fine, articulate, smart sons.....I keep getting impressed all over again.
We have winner here folks.
Those who have spoken highly of him are Jeff Sessions.....Franklin Graham....Pastor Jeffress (Dallas)......Phyllis Schafly....etc
God Bless Donald Trump
That said...what the h#@l does ‘style’ matter after 8 years of ‘O’?
My preference is for Cruz and my ONLY second choice is Trump!
That comes right after he suspends his campaign and donates his war fund to Hillary, I’d imagine.
And most importantly, he isn’t lecturing me!
He is a business man. Budgets have meaning to him.
What does Trump think about Budgets ? Will he bring Budgets back ?
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He has been running a very successful business. Of course he believes in budgets.
He also understands and follows them unlike the typical politician who knows nothing about real world economics.
You’ll have your chance to vote for Cruz in 8 years. 16 years of adult leadership coming out way!
Real Americans who have never taken welfare in their lives. Real Americans who just want their kids to do better than themselves. Real Americans who pay into the system, not take out. God bless them.
And why are they so mad? Why is Trump their hero? Because he speaks for them. He speaks plain spoken, common sense, American values. He tells the raw honest truth. They are sick of the B.S. They are sick of being lied to. They are sick of political correctness. And most importantly, they are sick of being under attack.
Jeff Sessions: Trump you magnificent bastard, you read my article: Becoming the Party of work: How the GOP can help struggling Americans, and itself.
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