Dear America, please don’t choose Donald Trump (Daniel Hannan)

CAPX ^ | 13 October 2015 | Daniel Hannan

[Isara]

Like many bullies, Donald Trump has a dishing-it-out-but-not-taking-it problem. He has systematically insulted the other Republican presidential candidates, often in the crudest, most foul-mouthed way. But he goes ballistic at the slightest criticism. When, for example, Rich Lowry, the highly respected editor of the National Review, observed that Carly Fiorina had emasculated him with the precision of a surgeon – a pretty unarguable conclusion, by the way – he called on the regulators to fine Lowry and ban him from television. Lowry, he added rather lamely, was “a bad guy”.

And yet, incredibly, Trump continues to lead the Republican field by a significant margin. This vain, petulant narcissist, who owes his fame to a reality TV show, is even shown in some polls beating the Democrats. Apparently, lots of voters simply want someone to articulate their anger. It’s almost enough to make me doubt my faith in open primaries.

Almost. We should remember that it’ll be some time before the first ballots are cast in Iowa and New Hampshire. Primaries test candidates in all manner of situations: local radio, rallies, TV debates, front rooms, barbecues for party branches. In consequence, few crackpots get through.

So far, the system has worked. Not in the sense that every winning candidate is an Abraham Lincoln; but in the sense that it is better at weeding out duds than any alternative method. Is it really going to fail now, when we have the strongest Republican primary line-up since at least 1980?

These are serious times, and America is a serious country. There are plenty of outsiders in the Republican field who understand that you can be anti-Establishment without sounding like an online comment thread. Come on, America, don’t do this to us. You deserve better. And we expect better.

Daniel Hannan is a Conservative Member of the European Parliament and blogs at www.hannan.co.uk.

[Isara]

FYI

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Just saying.

Europe is a good place for this gentleman.

[Isara]

Presidential Candidates Comparison (Cruz vs. Carson vs. Trump)

Budget, Spending & Debt
Civil Liberties
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Energy & Environment
Foreign Policy & Defense
Free Market
Health Care & Entitlements
Immigration
Moral Issues
Second Amendment
Taxes, Economy & Trade

More at Conservative Review: https://www.conservativereview.com/2016-presidential-candidates

[SubMareener]

Interesting. Hannan is a Bushie?

[VinL]

Rich Lowry, the highly respected editor of the National Review,

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He doesn’t have my respect, speaking with locker room rot on national tv-— Trump was right there.

[dfwgator]

Who is this fag?

[j.argese]

This is the latest line of attack: “thin skin” and related.

[exist]

rich lowry is respected haha

[utahagen]

Daniel Hannan is a hero of mine. I am going to vote for Ted Cruz in the primary, and for whoever is the Republican nominee in the national election...even if the nominee should be Trump. (Sorry, DH.}

[HiTech RedNeck]

Apples vs. oranges comparison. Non politician vs. politician

[GilGil]

Trump is defending himself and he defends himself sparing no one. Real simple. Candidates are not used to getting the crap kicked out of them including the media!!!! Good for Trump.

[TigerClaws]

Free market as in allow open borders so our jobs go overseas?

No thanks.

[Catsrus]

I’ll vote for whoever I darned well please - thank you very much Mr. Hannah.

[Steely Tom]

After Bush, who allowed blood libels to stand without so much as a demure throat-clearing, I think Trump’s “you bring a knife, I bring a gun” approach is long overdue.

[Klemper]

Don’t be begging me not what foist upon what you foisted upon me to foist upon you. SHUT UP!

[dragonblustar]

I can’t support Cruz anymore since reading how he’s for the HB1 visas program.

[SGCOS]

..Rich Lowry, the highly respected editor of the National Review

respected by the GOPe maybe, but nobody else..

[Rebelbase]

Daniel you ignorant Brit. Fix your own damn country before telling us what to do in ours.

[Fai Mao]

At least some of the information on that poll is based upon outdated information

Look at Trumps proposal for 2nd amendment protection. How is that not conservative?

Mr Trump has admitted that he was pro-abortion until about 2009. He examined his beliefs and then changed his mind.

As to Free trade what that means is that he is not in favor of a tax and legal system that encourages companies to move outside the US. Free-Trad in Progressive double speak = Open Borders.

Economics. They are buying the LIE that tax cuts cost the government revenue when the last 4 major tax cuts (that resemble his plan enough that in college he’d be called a plagiarist for not citing them) by Coolidge, JFK, Regan and Bush43 Raised government revenues. He is also talking about cutting government waste in various departments to further reduce the cost of government.

Sorry I don’t buy the chart and I am a Cruz supporter

[Grampa Dave]