Posted on 05/19/2016 10:12:29 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Everything. Everything has been turned upside down. Trump keeps taking kidney punch after kidney punch in the media and just keeps on blowing through stop signs with no sign of slowing down. Meanwhile, Hillary will still get the nomination thanks to winning larger states and the delegates that go with them, but even her most strident supporters will admit there’s absolutely no wind at her back going into the general, particularly with the threat of an ugly revolt at the Democratic convention looming in Philadelphia this summer.
But Trump continues to climb. And it’s not because of a bold economic strategy or grand plan to defeat ISIS. He’s simply playing the media like a grand piano on the kind of sensational stuff they love to eat and breathe (largely for ratings, but also to avoid the tedious work of policy deep-dives)… all while taking what should be devastating stories and somehow turning them into positives.
The old complaint from Republicans used to be that the media is out to get them. “How can we win when they’re so mean to us?” they whined. But here’s the dirty little secret:
A press obviously hostile towards its nominee is now an advantage. The messenger is as flawed as the candidate they target.
Know this: All of those massive egos in the industry are having a very hard time accepting they’re not remotely as influential as they thought they were. And Donald Trump — who has witnessed and learned from the toughest press of all in the form of the New York tabloids — is not only punching back… but landing more than just kidney punches.
The polls are moving is his direction. The drift defies conventional logic.
That’s what happens when an unafraid, unconventional candidate is running the show.
(Excerpt) Read more at mediaite.com ...
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Get on board !
Wooooot wooooooooooot!
I wonder what all the rabid Cruzers who said UntrusTED was the only person who could beat Hillary.
Jim Robinson, can we please restore their access so we can once again revel in their epic meltdowns??
Speaking of kidney punches and outright lies.
"A press obviously hostile towards its nominee is now an advantage."
Translation: It's not Trump or the voters that's responsible for Trump. It's the press.
Response: No it's Trump and the voters, the press including this author are truly irrelevant.
Concha takes his little snarky digs at Trump, but he ends it with two key words to describe Trump:
Unafraid & unconventional.
Heck YES!! Compared to the lily-livered politicians currently running the ship of state aground, “unafraid” and someone who can think outside the usual political playbook are what we crave and what we need.
Funny!! A Bull that carries his own china shop around with him. Best slogan I’ve heard in months...
It’s not just about Hillary winning the larger states with more delegates; it’s also about the Democrat super delegates.
Then maybe their 'logic' is skewed.......................
There. Fixed it.
Even though they may be fried, their babbles are still entertaining.
All of those massive egos in the industry are having a very hard time accepting they’re not remotely as influential as they thought they were.
They're speaking an entirely different language, and I like blindsiding them.
Hillary has a strength?
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