Posted on 06/06/2016 11:28:31 AM PDT by LS
I have been ruminating on Trump's success with the media for many months. Why don't things "stick" to Trump that would doom other candidates?
The latest "controversy" with insisting that a Hispanic judge may have an agenda finally clarified this for me.
First, if one believes anything the Left says, then we MUST believe that everything is seen through a prism of race and class and gender---otherwise why even have a "wise Latina" on the USSC? Why would she bring anything that a "wise" Pole, or a "wise" Fiji-an, or a "wise" Navajo wouldn't bring? The Left is hoisted on its on petard with this. Having argued for preferences, quotas, special appointments for decades, now they cannot with any degree of seriousness claim that such people are NOT biased. So Trump is right.
Second, though, is more important, namely how does Trump get away with being right? Other Republicans are turned into quivering blobs of Jello under the accusation of "racism." I think the answer can be seen in Trump's tactics going back to the announcement of his candidacy.
When faced with a charge---as we all know---Trump doesn't back down. He repeats his assertion (with Tom Llamas, for example, "The guy is a sleaze." Then he gave details, then he repeated the phrase again). But what happens next is key. Normally the drive-bys would hammer, hammer, hammer until they had an apology, a retraction or even total destruction.
The difference with Trump is that he is already on offense with the NEXT statement (no, not "outrageous," just often true) and they are forced to reacquire the target. It reminds me of the "Predator" movie, where the Predator had this camouflage shield that distorted the visual field all around him.
Thus the helpless media is whipsawed: do they stick with the "old" charge and continue to push it? If they do, they will already be outside the news cycle of the "new" charge. It's the Trump Heimlich: he forces them to upchuck the last story. So, after the Hispanic judge dustup, Trump tweets about Muhmmad Ali, about "his African-American" supporter, and so on, all heavily ladled over with new attacks on Cankles.
This is another of his brilliant tactics. Not only does he fire back on the original charge, not only does he REPEAT the original charge, but he always finds a way to work in a) the media's culpability ("where is the reporting on Hillary's e-mails?") and b) a new attack on his opponent.
Trump gets a "three-fer" every time they attack. He gets to slam the media; point out in public how they are biased; AND get in new attacks on Cankles.
We knew early on that Trump was different, but I think once some of these techniques are appreciated, we'll see just how different he really is.
LOL. Thanks. i’ll let my editor know.
I am just not totally sure at what he is going to be doing so very effectively
All der Hildebeast can do is attack Trump’s unpredictability. It makes me laugh because these leftist dinosaurs are used to having their Alinsky tactics stick. Now they are lost in the fog with no controls and not certain if they will land the plane on the runway. That is the unpredictability we want.
Trump gets a “three-fer” every time they attack. He gets to slam the media; point out in public how they are biased; AND get in new attacks on Cankles.
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Trump is nuking them from orbit.
Just a splendid opinion, LS. Thank you, very much.
Throw in the present week long media pile-on against TRUMP, which has reached critical mass, and is perfectly timed to attempt a boost to her poll numbers. The media want to enlarge her already expected bump from attaining the nomination number, on Tuesday.
The media would have used this same strategy against TRUMP, using any number of false flags, with or without Judge La Raza. It’s just that Judge La Raza lumbered into the plan by way of the oddly timed leak to media of the TRUMP University case documents.
And I will add that the GOPe will hate him more and more. Trump has changed all expectation, at least for a while. No more milquetoast, wishy-washy dithering.
I love this thread.
Newt is now toast. He went a bridge too far with Trump, and Trump has taken notice. Bad move Newt. Trump values loyalty above all else.
I worked on the ground in the last Presidential campaign. The Obama campaign materials and messaging was easy to understand and in both English and Spanish. The Romney campaign geared their materials to High School+ level and never resonated with voters as I went door to door.
Trump is fixing this. The media keeps pointing out that he speaks on a 4th grade level, meant to shame him and us, but many of us know, it works; that is how you win elections.
Trump should never perform a heimlich on the msm: let ‘em choke to death instead! :)
Trump also knows how to frame the issue.
Best example is gun control.
Trump Line “ Democrats want to take away a woman's right to protecting herself form rapists, criminals and predators” gets a better reception that making a an abstract Constitutional argument.
Right now the Dems are trying to restrict Americans rights and freedoms to a scary degree and the whole story line, 100% true and supportable for this election is , “ Hillary and Obama want to take away your rights to (insert right , freedom or choice) “
List of legitimate things Democrats are trying to destroy or take away include, ability to protect and defend ourselves, ability to obtain high quality heath care when we need it, right to speak freely, ability to eat the foods we choose, ability to get a good job, ability to live free from terror attacks , ability to travel, ect ect
It's a wining hand and it's a great opportunity for Republicans to be honest and forthright on many very important issues.
Great Post and Thanks!!
Thanks for the ping and GREAT Article!
That was CNN's Jim Acosta, and it was a well-deserved hillary slap.
So what you’re saying is he doesn’t allow them to “drive-by?”
Ryan, Clinton slam Trump over racial criticism of judge
CNN ^ | June 4, 2016 | David Wright, Dan Merica and Jim Acosta
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3437700/posts
Acosta thinks no one is watching as he hangs off Hillary's ample @ss like a lamprey...
Good analysis bump.
LOL!
That’s right, LS! This FReeper hobby of yours could turn out to be training for a REAL gig!
Just read your above analysis: Thank you. It is like he’s doing the the constant barrage technique that the left thinks it owns! that’s what has been so difficult about the current Resident. Constant assault on all fronts with very few ways to focus and fight back. Trump is his own Cloward and Piven machine! LOL!
Exactly. It’s fire and move. The GOP has always presented a static target.
I'm sure his tactics are described in "The Art of War" someplace. I should read it with care, I never read the whole thing. LS - I have passed on your anaylsis and I think it is RIGHT on target. I like Rooster Redux's, too.
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