CNN had better coverage of the Paris massacre and San Bernardino. I flipped back and forth. Shep Smith is absolutely TERRIBLE and he’s the Fox ‘go to guy’ for breaking events. No idea why.
Trump is not running as a ‘conservative.’ He’s not for open borders and ‘free trade’ and is moderate on social issues.
He’s running as a populist / nativist. Recent parallels politically to his position include Pat Buchanan - America First / anti-NAFTA.
Most recent Presidential campaigns like Trump are those of Richard Nixon. Nixon was hated by the media and the Country Club Republicans. Though a billionaire, Trump’s father started with nothing and was a fairly successful minor low income housing builder / landlord. Trump’s tone and style is working class New Yorker.
Nixon was also not a conservative. He opened dialogue with China and signed EPA legislation.
Trump’s nativism is reflected in closing the borders, keeping Muslims out, America first economically, and that’s the base of his appeal.
Trump can cross over to union voters (rebuilding infastructure) and blacks (jobs and stopping illegals taking working class jobs).
Trump’s appeal also hasn’t begun to sink in yet. MSM has put out a ‘right wing loon’ spin on Trump and he’s only beginning to make his case. He could provide Republicans with his biggest win since Reagan’s re-election.
They sure have especially now with reports linking Murdoch and FOX to pro amnesty/illegal alien stand that is bound to damage the US.