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Notes on a Phenomenon
Steyn Online ^ | January 09, 2016 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 01/09/2016 3:31:08 PM PST by OddLane

On Tuesday night, my daughter and her friends went down to Claremont, New Hampshire to see Donald Trump in action. She and her chums range from the not terribly political to those with the usual enthusiasms of youth, so they went mainly because Trump's a hot ticket, and we don't get a lot of those in the Granite State. Her only other candidate encounter this season was at the North Haverhill Fair last summer when Lindsey Graham pounced outside the 4-H barn, no doubt with an eye to recruiting her for one of his "rotating first ladies".

At any rate, after hearing my daughter's account of the night, my sons said they wanted to see Trump, too

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Hampshire; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; newhampshire; steyn; trump
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To: Nacho Bidnith

Sorry, Jeb.


21 posted on 01/09/2016 8:38:53 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Cicero
Political reporters should take notes, although they won't.

It's the textbook example of a great campaign column.

22 posted on 01/09/2016 9:23:44 PM PST by OddLane
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To: OddLane
Mark Steyn.

Nobody does it better.

23 posted on 01/09/2016 10:07:48 PM PST by TChad
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To: marktwain

That whole column was freaking HILARIOUS! Hubby and I both got belly laughs out of it!


24 posted on 01/09/2016 10:10:00 PM PST by Mama Shawna
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To: JLS

Great article, chock full of information that, while it does not increase my personal approval of Mr. Trump, does cause me to think much more highly of his chance of winning the election.


25 posted on 01/10/2016 5:17:37 AM PST by Tax-chick (Maximizing my cultural appropriation.)
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To: OddLane

Terrific article! Thanks for posting.


26 posted on 01/10/2016 7:59:07 AM PST by Right_in_Virginia
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To: TChad

Nope.


27 posted on 01/10/2016 10:16:40 AM PST by OddLane
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To: Jeff Vader

It’s dead on and you know it. Entertainment is not the same thing as politics. Just because the media is promoting something doesn’t mean it’s good for us. Usually it means the opposite.


28 posted on 01/10/2016 2:00:34 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: OddLane

bttt


29 posted on 01/10/2016 4:05:28 PM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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