[sphinx]

I agree with the premise. The media is now effectively Trump's ally, but the MSM still plays for the other team. They cover Trump obsessively, at least in part because Trump personifies every negative caricature they have long charged against conservatives. At the same time, they effectively ignore most of the rest of the field. Cruz gets some play because he is a distant second, but if you assess the amount of coverage, Trump is sucking all the air out of the room. This is creating a bandwagon effect. Should Trump clinch the nomination, the media will celebrate its ability to again pick the Republican nominee, and then do a 180 in the tone of coverage. Trump will of course go red in the face and counterpunch wildly, which will compound the damage. It will get ugly.

Any of the Republican candidates will face a hostile press. Most of them are capable of responding with some grace and tact. Trump isn't. Trump's supporters think this doesn't matter. But it does. The Democrats still have their 47 percent, and Trump's negatives among persuadable uncommitted voters are extremely high. Yes, many people are angry. But anger needs to be tempered and disciplined, and subordinated to a coherent critique and strategy. Trump is just angry, and he charges reflexively that all our problems exist simply because our leaders are stupid and make stupid deals. That in itself is a remarkable demonstration of ignorance. Coupled with unfocused anger, it is a dangerous combination.

I would vote for Trump in the general if he is the nominee, but we have some better choices this year.

[don-o]

The media is now effectively Trump's ally, but the MSM still plays for the other team. They cover Trump obsessively, at least in part because Trump personifies every negative caricature they have long charged against conservatives.

That post wins the coveted, rarely awarded don-o

Big Ceegar!!