AHHHHHHH!!!!!
Posted on 01/20/2016 1:09:18 PM PST by xzins
At a store recently, I overheard a middle-aged woman shouting on her cell phone while marching down an aisle.
The woman exclaimed: "Forget about that! Trump will get in there and clean the place out!'
It gave me my biggest laugh of the week. I had no idea what the woman and the other person were discussing, but I wasn't surprised by her assertion.
Polls show many Americans are angry and frustrated - from their skyrocketing health insurance premiums and their inability to keep their doctors under ObamaCare - to stagnant wages, the $19-trillion federal debt, immigration and terrorism, and other dysfunctional foreign policies.
So as I thought about the humorous store incident, other developments and historical events, I started thinking about the 2016 presidential election.
My conclusion: The Republican race is over - if the establishment Republicans wake up and smell the coffee - and accept that Donald Trump holds the only ticket to success. Further, he has already won the election.
"What?' you incredulously ask.
Agreed, Mr. Trump has been crass.
However, this also means he won't suffer the same fate as former Gov. Mitt Romney, an astute businessman, but too tepid in responding to disingenuous political attacks. Although leading President Barack Obama by 5 percentage points in the June 2012 polls, Mr. Romney lost because he failed to respond to any attacks that summer.
Mr. Romney was ostensibly defensive about his wealth. Not Mr. Trump. He sees it as a marketing strength and is known for his acerbic responses to political attacks. He crushes his opponents.
With the overwhelming problems facing the U.S. and world, the campaigns demonstrate a lot of voters would rather cope with occasional dubious behavior from a patriotic American than a demagogic socialist as president.
They feel any of the Republican candidates would be preferable over Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sec. Hillary Clinton or any other Democrat should she be indicted.
But not necessarily in an order of priorities, here are the eight things that have led to my sense of Mr. Trump's odds for success:
1. Mr. Trump has softened his sarcasm. Notice he hasn't been sarcastic lately with insane, personal attacks. In some ways, he's softened his tone.
2. Only Mr. Trump understands retail marketing. He's employing classic marketing principles:
A) His campaign slogan is in the proven range of three to five words, "Make America Great Again!' Contrast that with his competitors - none has positive, memorable slogans.
B) He repeats his slogan often. For effective messaging in the 21st century, a frequency rate of five times is needed to persuade the average American.
Unlike Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, for example, Mr. Trump knows not to claim he's the "best Conservative.' He's more influential by his promoting a patriotic image than it is to proclaim he's the only candidate who can wear the label of "best Conservative.'
His rhetoric most-effectively addresses the angry emotions of most Americans. He anticipated they'd like the idea of a temporary ban on immigrants from Islamic countries to sort things out.
Also, Mr. Trump realizes he has to attract a like-minded pool of voters over economic and national-security issues. Friends have told me their liberal friends from New York to California will secretly vote for a Trump ticket.
It's also been widely reported that he under polls because respondents to pollsters don't always tell the truth about whom they support.
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The middle class, the working folk know it:
It’s over.
All but the shouting
This is Romney all over again.
Not voting for a New York liberal. No way, no how. That includes Hillary and Donald.
Yet again, conservatives “have to” vote for a liberal candidate, because a “conservative can’t win.” How did that work out for McCain and Romney?
I’m not a big fan of Trump, but his recipe for success is refreshing. If someone attacks him, he just turns back on them and beats the sh!t out of them all over the TV news and the internet. Has anyone even seen Bill Clinton since the moment he hit the campaign trail for his wife, and Trump called her out for being an enabler for the broken-down old pervert?
A long way to go in this election and a lot of things can happen. It is not over by a long shot. That said GO TRUMP GO
Just heard Jamie Dupree on Hannity. From a poll of Republicans, Trump has 37% support from those who self identify as Very Conservative, 35% from Conservatives and 36% from moderates. He’s also polling well among the so-called Reagan Democrats and Independents. I don’t care how much his opponents hate him. With those numbers he wins.
It’s not going to work out well for Ted, that’s for sure!!
Indeed. I just heard Bob Dole came out for Trump over Cruz. Now that’s a good endorsement.:)
It’ll be kind of fun to sit back and watch all the Trump supporters jump through hoops in the next few months to explain everything that has yet to come.
Romney and McLame just took the body blows from the MSM and cowered in the corner.
Trump is more like the Phalanx CIWS
And when did you finally admit last time that Romney had it sewn up?
He took the big risks and made the big moves last summer when the other candidates were just enjoying all of the attention they were getting.
When people were complaining about him back them I told them to tell their candidate to get off their ass and do what Trump was doing.
They didn’t listen,but now hate Trump’s popularity.
Not even close!
LOL....Romney was no where close.
I hear people talking about Trump in stores, I have lib friends/family who are all in for Trump...who NEVER would’ve considered supporting McRomney. Romney NEVER had this kind of across the board support.
That’s because Romney wasn’t as liberal as Trump. Besides liberals really like men who cheat on their wives, ie Clinton.
Wait, Bob Dole is now poison? Was past his prime as a presidential candidate but don't recall him being along the lines of a McConnell.
It would be nice if there was a web site that listed all the Republicans with a virgin white conservative score.
AHHHHHHH!!!!!
You keep right on deluding yourself those philosophical weaklings just don't get it.
"If only they would stick to their principles!"
The simple truth is we don't believe THIS conservative can win. They aren't fungible, you know.
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