Xshub believes it’s an excellent summation. We are really betwixt and between on trump. I do not believe Cruz can win. I do think Rubio can, but if he doesn’t move up, then.....
Trump’s brawling, blustery, mean-spirited public persona serves to associate conservatives with all the negative stereotypes that liberals have for decades attached to their opponents on the right. According to conventional caricature, conservatives are selfish, greedy, materialistic, bullying, misogynistic, angry, and intolerant. They are, we’re told, privileged and pampered elitists who revel in the advantages of inherited wealth while displaying only cruel contempt for the less fortunate and the less powerful. The Left tried to smear Ronald Reagan in such terms but failed miserably because he displayed none of the stereotypical traits. In contrast, Trump is the living, breathing, bellowing personification of all the nasty characteristics Democrats routinely ascribe to Republicans.
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination
If you're not feeling old yet, keep in mind that Neil Diamond will turn 75 y/o on Sunday.
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