Posted on 10/28/2015 10:09:09 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Via MFP and the Right Pundit, a neat example of Trump’s charm on display yesterday in Sioux City. He’s no longer questioning whether Carson’s lead in the state is real, apparently, which left him with a few ways he could respond. He could tear into Carson, which is risky given how well-liked Carson is. He could give up on the state and focus on New Hampshire instead, declaring Iowans a bunch of losers or whatever. Or he could do this, teasing them about his downturn and slyly goofing on his own image as a man who accepts nothing less than total victory when he competes. If I lose, he kids them, “I’ll never speak to you people again.” Nearly everything he says here, from harping on his own poll trouble lately to jokingly threatening to hold it against voters if they don’t support him, is unthinkable from a traditional politician. (Try to imagine this guy doing this shtick.) It reminded me of Megyn Kelly hitting him with that question at the first debate about disparaging women and Trump responding, without missing a beat, that he was only talking about Rosie O’Donnell. In both cases, even at a moment when he’s at a disadvantage, Trump is shrewd enough to handle it in a way that reminds everyone how different he is from all of the polished Washington slicksters in the field. Then, to top it off, he showed the crowd that he’s not always in 24/7 blowhard mode by stepping down from the podium to speak to a wounded veteran face to face about the VA. (That’s the third clip below.) Only Trump himself knows how much of his political image is calculated and how much is instinct, but if it’s instinct, those instincts are pretty good for someone who’s never won an election before.
He’s putting these rallies to good use too:
Mr. Trump has one of Iowa’s best organizers of grass-roots conservatives behind his state effort, Chuck Laudner. There are a dozen paid members of his field staff, more than any other Republican candidate. At his large rallies, volunteers harvest contact information. The campaign recently began training supporters how to caucus.
“Laudner is a master organizer,’’ said a strategist for a rival Republican candidate. “If they keep drawing a few hundred in places like Storm Lake, Atlantic, Carroll, Manchester and places like this, they can absolutely pull off a win here.’’
“Another way to look at it is this,’’ the strategist added. “If he’s dropping in the polls, but comes in strong at the end and wins Iowa, look out. And it could happen.’’
Expanding the electorate to turn out the blue-collar Republicans who didn’t show up for Romney is indeed the way Trump wins, and his team knows it. That’s one thing to bear in mind with all polls going forward, especially polls of likely voters: Who is and isn’t a “likely voter” may be less certain this cycle because of Trump’s X factor. If he really is making strides in getting disaffected people to vote then all of the polls are understating his support.
classy
You just have to love ‘The Donald’!!!
Every poll question will have at least three ways to spin it.
I think that was brilliant. He pulled it off spectacularly.
Rush Limbaugh just talked about this. It actually quite powerful the way Trump did it.
The GOPe might want to re-think their strategy. This has the possibility of biting them on the butt.
They have pronounced Mr Trump DOA. If he comes back and finishes in the top 4 in Iowa, the story line going in to NH is all going to be about Trump’s amazing come back.
It was, actually, a very classy visit. He spoke for over an hour, fielded questions, went down into the audience to personally respond to a question from injured vet. Spoke eloquently about our economy, and as always made a lot sense.
Oh, yeah, I’m sure you’ll find it distastful, but will tell you anywany. He said to Iowans, “I’m not going to tell you people to get your @ss in gear.”
He’s funny, intelligent and thoughtful man. We can all learn from him. He’s one of a kind.
As always, he made me laugh, and he made me cry.
I agreed, but you’re speaking to people on this forum who have already made their minds up for TEd CRuz or Ben Carson etc.
its not the people ...its the media and the gop trying to get you to drop out
The pollster gimmickry in Iowa could go nuclear if Carson’s numbers do prove to be vaporware.
When Trump is revealed to have been the go-to guy all along, he is going to have a street cred factor of a yuug-zillion to one.
The Club for Growth will forever after be known as the Stub for Growth.
Adios...
Last night, he basically said, “People, the pundits, are telling me to skip Iowa. I’m not skipping anything. I here, to win! I want Iowa to pick the winner for a change.”
He’ll pick up a point or two with that comment alone.
Best speech yet. I too laughed and cried. His exchange with the vet made tears come to my eyes.
I just posted an article from Western Journalism on that exchange with the vet.
I really enjoy WJ. I get posts from them on FB.
Hey he only swore once last night. You should have heard him last Saturday.
He’d be the first president in a long time, who we can learn some.
For example, his answer to the Keystone Pipeline. I mean, nobody would have given that answer. Just brilliant. I think the press actually like the guy.
Funny also, when he said, “There’s bad people everywhere. I mean, there’s probably some bad people in this room.” Then he points to the press, “And they’re probably out there.”
Then he says, “I’m not going to say that you Iowan need to get you @ss in gear. I’m not going to say that.”
Then he brings up Ike. Like me, he was young when Ike was president. He repeated the slogan, “I like Ike.”
Folks...This man really represents us. Those of us born between 1940 and 1960.
I also loved the, “I toss and turn, tossing and turning all night thinking of making deals for this country.”
That was excellent. Thing is, Trump only sleeps 3 to 4 hours a night. He is a dynamo.
CARSON IS A FRAUD
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