I’m no fan of Donald Trump. He’s a brash real estate mogul and showman who speaks off the cuff, talks a good game and seems rational, but also drops a few whoppers proving he hasn’t thought some things completely through. And despite all that, America could do far worse.
Trump/Fiorina 2016 An ass kicking team that cannot be bought
Despite that he is still highly successful by any means.
America has done worse.
I have not read most of these comments yet, but here’s my take on Trump. At first I agreed with people like Jen Rubin and Rich Lowery, who see a Trump candidacy as wholly negative, because of all the wrong kinds of tabloidish attention it will bring to the debates and campaigns, and resources and attention it may suck away from more worthy and thoughtful candidates(such as my favorite, Ted Cruz).
But after a few days of listening to callers, some who seem to admire Trump, on talk radio, particularly Mark Levin, I now don’t think it’s a bad thing to have him in the race. He is giving the other candidates an idea of the kind of issues, such as immigration, that are really concerning people, and will probably steer more of the debates to those subjects. He talks in a very plain and frank way, too, something people hunger for, after hearing so much politically correct bibble babble, and seeing anybody who doesn’t talk that way punished severely.
Now that being said,the business with Trump University a few years back is troubling to me. It’s easy to google this story and I recommend that anybody who’s considering endorsing him do so because it speaks to his character.
I had another thought this morning too. I think that the moderate RINO types(who seem most upset by his candidacy) might want to rein themselves in and not give him the satisfaction of pushing their buttons so much. I don’t really believe that his candidacy is part of a bigger conspiracy(concerning Hillary, for example) but it’s remotely possible. I think it behooves them not to let on they’re so spooked, just in case.