Univision reluctantly admits....
Posted on 08/29/2015 5:21:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The billionaire real estate mogul uses a Nashville speech to emphasize his campaign is about more than him.
Donald Trump says it’s not all about him. No, seriously.
Campaigning in Nashville, Tennessee, Trump on Saturday paid homage to his supporters — claiming they are a part of “a movement” and using colorful language to beg for their support.
“This is a movement,” said Trump, who often speaks about himself in campaign appearances. “I don’t want it to be about me. This is about common sense. It’s about doing the right thing.”
Trump also paid tribute to his setting, a country music hotbed and insisted there needed to be a greater emphasis on "law and order." And, as has become customary, he took shots at Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor who is a rival for the Republican nomination.
Beyond the bragging, Trump’s appearance represented something more tangible: evidence of a campaign that has grown more tactically serious as it wears on.
His speech — full, as ever, with a mix of taunts and asides — was in front of the Presidential Presence Convention of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies. The group that describes itself as “a grassroots movement of Republicans that seeks to restore the conservative principles of the Goldwater / Reagan Republicans.”
In other words, the sorts of Republicans whose support Trump will have to solidify as the nominating contest continues. On Sunday, Ted Cruz’s father Rafael Cruz is scheduled to lead a prayer breakfast at the convention.
While Trump claimed to be vessel for something bigger, he used long stretches of his speech to tout his smarts, his business savvy and his “vision.”
One point of emphasis — and opportunity for a shot at Bush — was foreign policy.
“I said don’t go into Iraq even though I’m a very militaristic person,” he said. “I’m much more militaristic than Bush, even the brother.”
Trump said he deserved credit for predicting that the war would go poorly.
“Normally I wouldn’t say this, but I need your frickin’ votes, you understand that?” he said to cheers.
Mixed in with Trump’s talk of a “silent majority” was a call for “law and order.” He decried the rioting that took place in Baltimore in April in response to the death of a young black man in police custody.
“The police were not allowed to protect people,” said Trump. “We have to be tough. We have to be smart … I know cities where police are afraid to even talk to people.”
Trump said he has seen policing-related incidents that are “disgusting” and “horrible,” an apparent reference to the deaths of unarmed black Americans at the hands of police officers that have received significant attention over the last year.
But he said that “99.9 percent” of what police do is good. “The problem is the good work doesn’t get shown on television,” he said.
No Trump campaign stop is complete without a few shots at the media. At one point, as Trump was criticizing CNN’s coverage of a fundraiser he held on Friday — “We had this incredible event and they destroyed it,” he said — a supporter got his attention by shouting about “the criminal media.”
Trump used it as an opportunity to again emphasize the importance of his supporters. He attributed his continued lead in Republican primary polls to the intelligence of his supporters.
“The reason is people in this country are smart. They don’t believe a lot of what they see in the media.”
Trump professed his admiration for several country music stars, including Trace Adkins, who have appeared in his reality show “The Apprentice.” And he told the story of buying a property on 5th Avenue in Manhattan from Nashville-based retailer Genesco."
It is a movement for sure!
Freegards
LEX
Poor little politico. Did somebody take your binky???
I’m still a bit lukewarm about him—but if he gets the nomination, of course I’ll vote for him.
Haven’t seen him say anything I’ve disagreed with on the campaign trail yet.
Then there is this....
Univision, home to HorHay RRRRRamos, reluctantly admits that Trump is winning with hispanics....
https://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/trump-univison.jpg?w=1280&h=718
Anti-Trump detractors on FR don’t note that Jeb wouldn’t dare to show his face in front of Goldwater/Reagan conservatives the National Federation Of Republican Assemblies represents.
Jeb said famously, I don’t need conservatives to win.
And Trump says, “get on board!” And he won 52%. He’s hitting all the right notes.
Beg? What a pant load.
Univision reluctantly admits....
At what point does nickcarraway become nickgoneaway?
I got my new “ MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” hat yesterday. I am wearing it everywhere and people love me. I love people!!
64% support for the two guys that support clamping down on illegal immigration the most.
Gosh, have they ever caused the party damage. /s
Wow! Wonder how Hor-Hay Ramos is reacting!
It’s an itch that keeps scratching.
Wait a minute, that’s 134%. What the heck kind of poll is that?
The flavor of the minute poll?
Oh he’ll become nickcomearound. He’s been here quite some time and knows how the game goes.
Actually 124 .
Beg for their support?
One guy accomplishes a big zero in life and comes up with a symbol about himself
The other guy
His very name denotes success and excellence
One guy talks all about himself. I-I-I-I-me-me-me, with no substance.
The other guy talks about big ideas and ideals, backed by success and experience.
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