Posted on 08/20/2015 8:09:04 PM PDT by 11th_VA
DERRY, N.H. What was once flippantly deemed the Summer of Trump has evolved into something much bigger: a singular moment in American political and cultural history.
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Trumps candidacy will be a moment that todays voters will have to explain to their grandchildren.
What is happening with Trump is not a fluke, said Harvard government and sociology professor Theda Skocpol, author of The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism. Yes, he is a great entertainer, but he is able to take advantage of a number of dynamics in American politics as they exist right now. This is an important moment.
Trump is the personification of a 21st century America fascinated by the super rich and obsessed with celebrity, political historians said in interviews.
In politics, his assets provide massive available financing in a national race where money plays an unprecedented role. A hyper-fast media environment means Trumps candid comments and jaw-dropping insults, such as his jab at US Senator John McCains respected military service, permeate Facebook feeds, quickly making him the most-discussed candidate in the field, according to social media analytics.
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When I saw that all I thought about was Obama not saluting during the pledge in 08 at a campaign stop and Michelle saying "All this for a damn flag?"
The contrast is remarkable
Me-Gyn is an Anchor Babe.
OFLOL !!!
LOL!
And aliens = ALIENS and the Knee-Pads are stunned and have no answers, LOL !!!
It’s all very refreshing and if the GOPer try to derail his campaign it will be suicide for the RINO party!!!
I don’t think he’s surging. He’s popular, but the crosstabs show that only 15% of respondents have decided for someone. 19% are leaning and 66% are undecided. It’s soft.
Self-funding will do that to a guy. His gaffes seem nearly planned to capture headlines.
but mostly, he has charisma. The charisma carries the message so loudly and clearly that it can’t be missed. There is personal satisfaction gleaned from seeing and listening to the Trump message
Meanwhile, the message from all the others, including Cruz, is like the message of a computer printout of a telephone book. Admittedly, Curz is not a boring as Jeb, but he does not ignite the fires.
The adage was “the medium is the message” Donald Trump as his own medium is the message that is resounding all across the country
and, being the anti Obama helps a lot too
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