Explaining Why Trump Will be President- Up Close & Personal

Townhall.com ^ | December 17, 2015 | Wayne Allyn Root

[Kaslin]

Donald Trump is going to be the next President. There's no stopping him now. Let me explain why- with an up close and personal Trump experience.

I am writing this column after a wild 48 hours. I returned late last night from the GOP Presidential debate, where I was a guest of the Trump campaign. The night before the debate, every GOP Presidential candidate was in Las Vegas for a rally or fundraiser with their fans. Each of them attracted 200 people here…100 people there…50 people here…40 people there. Donald Trump on the other hand had a “small intimate gathering” for 5000 to 7000 fans!

And guess who had the honor and privilege of being the lead speaker and Master of Ceremonies? Yours truly.

There were only 2 speakers- Donald Trump and Wayne Allyn Root. I became the opening act for the man I believe is the next President of the United States. It was like opening for Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones. This wasn't a political rally…it was a rock concert!

That's why Trump will be the GOP nominee for President. Rubio attracts 200. Trump brings in thousands upon thousands…a sea of humanity. My guesstimate was between 5000 and 7000.

It's important to point out that this overflow Trump love-fest happened in Las Vegas…a town notorious for zero political interest. And that makes sense because my friends all over the country tell me about Trump rallies with 15,000 attendees…18,000…20,000…and more. That's what Trump brings to the table. No other GOP candidate can match this passion, intensity and love.

But here's the really interesting part. Since I was the center of the Trump universe that night, I can tell you about "the Trump phenomenon up close and personal." After the speeches by Donald and myself were over, I stayed for well over an hour taking photos with the fans. It was the experience of a lifetime. Hundreds of people said Donald and I delivered the two best political speeches they'd ever heard in their lives. You can watch my speech here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ggnfKALwI&feature=youtu.be

I used this opportunity to spend quality time and talk to the Trump supporters. I got to really know them. And what I found is the reason Donald will win the GOP nomination and eventually the Presidency of the United States. The reason is Donald is the hero of working class Americans. Donald's fan base is plumbers, electricians, construction workers, taxi drivers, secretaries, hairdressers, cops, firemen and yes, in Las Vegas- casino workers. Donald is a man of the people.

I know it's ironic. It took a business mogul worth $10 billion to bring working class Americans to the GOP, but Donald did it. These people- almost to a man and woman- have either never voted before, or voted only Democrat in the past, or voted once for a Republican in their lives- Ronald Reagan.

These are Reagan Democrats and blue dog Democrats and independents. This is great news for the GOP. The media keeps saying the GOP needs to expand their tent. Well Donald Trump has done it.

While establishment types scream that Trump is "ruining the party" because he's scaring off and offending minorities, Mexicans, immigrants, Muslims, etc…the reality is none of those groups are coming in any significant number to any other GOP candidate. Not Cruz…not Rubio…not Bush…not anyone. They aren't expanding the tent by one prson. They are TALKING about expanding the tent. But moderate Republicans who criticize and condemn Trump…and say nothing and believe in nothing…like Jeb Bush and John Kasich at this point have a tent with only their own wives, children and mother in it.

But Trump doesn'’t talk. He does it. Trump has expanded the base, not based on race or gender …but based on class. Why is that bad? I think expanding the tent is good, no matter who comes in. You mean that expanding the tent to include gays or women or blacks or Hispanics or Muslims is good…but expanding the tent to include millions of working class Americans isn't good?

Funny how when Democrats get those voters, the media says it's great. “Democrats care about the working man and woman" they say. But when Trump gets them it's suddenly a bad thing, a condemnation, a put down. I read articles across the world on Tuesday claiming that Trump attracted an "uneducated crowd" to the Vegas rally. The Boston Globe described the rally as "ugly." Really?

When they vote Democrat these same people are "middle America" "the working man" and "salt of the earth." But when they vote for a Republican the media insinuates they are low class and uneducated.

Well that mass of working class Americans is the Trump Army. This is a citizen revolution. I call it "The Trump Revolution of working class stiffs." Good people. Honest people. Hard working people. Salt of the earth. The foundation of America. Real Americans who don't want handouts, only a job and a fair chance for upward mobility. Real Americans who have never taken welfare in their lives. Real Americans who just want their kids to do better than themselves. Real Americans who pay into the system, not take out. God bless them.

And why are they so mad? Why is Trump their hero? Because he speaks for them. He speaks plain spoken, common sense, American values. He tells the raw honest truth. They are sick of the B.S. They are sick of being lied to. They are sick of political correctness. And most importantly, they are sick of being under attack.

The middle class is being murdered- and they see it, they feel it, they are living it. They are being destroyed, annihilated, slaughtered. They are being driven out of existence by Obama's socialist cabal and Hugo Chavez's Venezuela-like policies…combined with the establishment GOP's favoritism towards big business. Both parties have destroyed the working class and middle class of America. The government is actively working against the people. The system isn't fair. The deck is stacked against them. And they see one hero who speaks for them…and wants to fight for them- Donald Trump.

That's why Trump leads 41 to 14 in the latest polls. Think about that: 41 to 14. That's called an historic landslide. I witnessed first hand what fuels this Trump phenomenon. He will combine traditional GOP voters (conservatives, Tea Party, pro business, small business) with millions of non traditional GOP voters- working class, union members and middle class Americans. Yes, I predict Trump will win the union vote. He will be endorsed by The Teamsters Union…by steel workers…by police and fire unions across this country.

Trump is a new kind of Republican. The kind I've been writing about for years. The kind I wrote about in my national bestseller- "The Murder of the Middle Class." The kind that forms a citizen revolution with the people that made America great- working men and women of the great American middle class. The kind of citizen revolution that fights hard and fights rough to take back this country.

On Monday night in Las Vegas, I saw it all, up close and personal. I was blessed to be a witness to a new citizen revolution. I am a witness to THE TRUMP REVOLUTION.

I am a witness to history.

[mkjessup]

Every time I hear this kind of line from an arrogant Trumpoid, it just makes it less likely I could ever support that johnny-come-lately.

So what you're saying is that you are so utterly weak minded and jelly spined, that your decision as to who to support (or not support) can be swayed by the comments of others?

That's sad.

[Defiant]

In Jan 92, Clinton was pathetic and struggling. He had to manufacture that "Comeback Kid" story, and barely made it through the primaries, and only had a shot at all because the bigger names didn't want to take on a sitting president. By May, Clinton was in 3rd place. Then their plan kicked in, the same kind of plan that the GOPe had for us with Bush, and the same kind of plan that Hillary has for us by convincing the GOPe to run Bush. Perot, who was never serious, dropped out, all those people he got worked up switched over to Clinton, giving Clinton the lead for the first time, and Clinton held onto it.

By August, when people started to see Clinton as a phony, and his numbers dropped to where Bush was catching up, guess who shows up to the party again? Perot, to get that 20 percent that kept Bush from overtaking Clinton. Clinton wins with 43 percent.

If a talk show host saw something in Clinton in January 92 that said he would be President, he would have seen it in Huey Long, Gary Hartpence, or Dick Gephardt, too. There was no difference between any of them at that stage of their contests. Clinton was simply the one who had a vote splitting plan that worked, and the one who was running against a feckless GOPe liar who had pissed off his own voters enough that they wanted an alternative.

[SMARTY]

“What I most resent is that the creeps who make ‘style’ an issue in relation to Conservatives are the SAME creeps who overlooked “O’s” ‘style’ issues.”

As said...

[Dana1960]

These are the kind of people I grew up around: salt of the earth folks, who didn’t ask a thing of anyone other than to be left alone.

Wayne Allen Root has nailed it.

[Bigg Red]

He will fire/eliminate all non productive departments and people.

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I hope you are right. I am confident that he will want to do so, but I hope he can fight against all of those who will be attacking him for doing so. It will be a mighty, mighty army of bureaucrats, lobbyists, and politicians who don’t want the gravy train to end.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I don’t think you really read or understand what Wayne Allen Root is trying to tell you.

There is no Trump is dropping out or Trump is going to fade. Its as good as over. I have been to a Trump rally. All these people are going to show up and vote for Trump. They are not going to change their mind and vote for Cruz.

The hard truth is that Ted Cruz is not the second choice of most Trump voters. They don’t have a second choice. They are only going to vote for Trump.

If you could not see what I and Rush Limbaugh and I believe Bill OReilly saw at the debate Tuesday night I need to tell you that Trump sewed it up. He closed the deal its as good as over. Ted Cruz knows this and I’m sure he’s either already made a deal with Trump or is negotiating a deal with Trump for a spot in the Trump Admin. He will be a great VP or AG. He will not be President in 2017.

Trump is probably going to run the table in the GOP primaries and its going to be over fast. The faster the better. We all need to start coalescing around Trump and get to the business of the general election and steamrolling over Hillary to the Whitehouse.

[kabar]

You said, My only problem with Trump is that he ISN'T Cruz, and also Trump has a ‘style’ problem.

So what's the problem?

[Boogieman]

Yep, you just pretty much confirmed my assessment with your reply.

Any candidate that appeals to someone so ignorant they think that insulting conservative voters (who they will NEED in order to win) is productive, is not a candidate I think I ever want to be associated with.

[Gaffer]

I certainly understand what is about to happen with Trump. I have a true believer living with me - the wifey. I’m okay with it, actually and I’ve promised her that I’d vote for him in the primary. I really like Cruz and hope he can set a deal with Trump high up in his administration.

If he chooses one of the other also-rans than Cruz as a VP I will be disappointed with him. Carson - no, Rubio - no, and all the others on the debate stage except Cruz, actually.

We shall see what we see in March I guess. Right now, all I know is that it is Hell NO for Bush, the same for any of the others except Cruz and Trump

[Tupelo]

I am sure you know best.

[Fantasywriter]

‘The hard truth is that Ted Cruz is not the second choice of most Trump voters. They don’t have a second choice. They are only going to vote for Trump.’

So true.

[Defiant]

I am sure you know best.

I do indeed. :)

I also recognize sarcasm. :( I don't doubt that you heard a radio host say that. I'm only saying that it was not a prophecy that means much. I don't think Clinton was so great he was destined to be president, he just got a lucky hand at the right time. Same with Obama.

[Fantasywriter]

I think a new approach is to quote people withou using quotation marks. Maybe this came about due to all those strange, disruptive symbols? However that may be, I’m seeing more of it. So it’s possible the party you’re addressing actually quoted someone else as having Trump style issues.
...without the quote marks.

Just a theory.

[GonzoII]

[itsahoot]

It will be a mighty, mighty army of bureaucrats, lobbyists, and politicians who don’t want the gravy train to end.

I predict that he feckless congress that can't seem to find any authority to quell the current dictators scrapping of the Constitution will suddenly rediscover those lost powers. Count on it.

[mkjessup]

Yep, you just pretty much confirmed my assessment with your reply.

And you confirmed my suspicions too, that your loyalty to any candidate is based upon whether their supporters treat you nicely, and don't say anything to upset your delicate sensitivities, poor boo-boo.

Here's a clue from one of my favorite writers, Finley Peter Dunne:

"politics ain't beanbag"

You need to grow a hide son.

Any candidate that appeals to someone so ignorant they think that insulting conservative voters (who they will NEED in order to win) is productive, is not a candidate I think I ever want to be associated with.

Your pontificating could just as easily apply to my fellow Cruz supporters who are unable to restrain themselves, incapable of emulating their candidate who does NOT engage in trashing Trump or other candidates for that matter.

[going hot]

I know it's ironic. It took a business mogul worth $10 billion to bring working class Americans to the GOP, but Donald did it.

These people- almost to a man and woman- have either never voted before, or voted only Democrat in the past, or voted once for a Republican in their lives- Ronald Reagan.

These are Reagan Democrats and blue dog Democrats and independents. This is great news for the GOP. The media keeps saying the GOP needs to expand their tent.

Well Donald Trump has done it.

I was informed by an educated political wizard on this very board that these people no longer exist.

Who knew?

[itsahoot]

Any candidate that appeals to someone so ignorant they think that insulting conservative voters (who they will NEED in order to win) is productive

So why are you doing it?

[Balding_Eagle]

What does Trump think about Budgets ? Will he bring Budgets back ?

Trump has ripped Congress several times in the past week for not beginning to work on the current budget two years ago, instead of waiting until the last moment.

That's how businessmen look at budgets.

[Parley Baer]

“What does Trump think about Budgets ? Will he bring Budgets back ?”

Look no further than how he is running his campaign. That is on a tight budget.