I have noticed a shift in his speeches. First he is going after Hillary and Obama and is not mentioning the candidates much.
It is as if he knows the nomination is his; however, he is taking nothing for granted. As such he is going after Hillary especially after her health when he says she is low energy. That is codes-peak for her health. He is releasing his health records which means he will go after her to release hers which she will not.
He is also now mentioning what he would do on day one of the presidency which he has not mentioned before which tells me he is planning and thinking about all this.
His candidacy has taken on a very different intensity and direction where he is acting as the nominee. He smells blood in the water and that blood is Hillary bleeding out and all the other candidates. The man has done over 50 rallies in 4 months. No one can keep up with him.
As Trump’s dad used to say of Trump:” Whatever he touches turns to gold.”
Imagine a list of really solid people who are not currently in the spotlight -- Derek Hunter? Allen West? Steve Forbes? Lawyers we've never heard of? Trump could hire 100 really brilliant (expensive) people and give them a range of assignments:
I want to end the SEIU as quickly as possible -- how could I accomplish that?
I want to build a wall, and some of the water rights along the Rio Grande are going to be a problem -- how do I solve that?
How could I do this?
How could I do that?
A phone and a pen? Trump could start work in Jan 2017 knowing precisely what he wants to accomplish and know precisely how he will accomplish it. If he wins in a landslide, and then manages to have achievement after achievement after achievement, his political capital will grow to monumental proportions.
Much of government can be reformed within the Executive Branch, if the Chief Executive wants those reforms to happen. THEN, after a string of amazing accomplishments, he could turn to the Legislative Branch, and say, "You guys want to stand in my way? I know you could. But maybe your re-election will be a lot harder than you think. Why don't we sit down and negotiate?"