“How is it that he is able to do this and NO OTHER REPUBLICAN was ever able to? That’s rhetorical of course.”
It may seem rhetorical to you, but I do not think it is.
Trump is able to do this because he is the first to attempt to do so when enough new media has been developed for him to get his message out without old media support.
Other Republicans saw themselves at peril from old media attack at all times.
The new media, Trump’s development of his own social media network that rivals that of some old media, and, of course, his skill at media manipulation, have all worked together to bring this about.
You can bet that all professional politicians are making notes.
You’ve made a good point. I’ll add to that. The other politicians have to have guts to what Trumps doing. I can’t think of any others who’ve got the guts to do it even with new media support.
Trump is able to do this because he is the first to attempt to do so when enough new media has been developed for him to get his message out without old media support.
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Pretty profound!