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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Haven’t listened to Rush, since he and Levin first started fighting CRuz’s fights, for him.
You’ve hit on all of the points - 1 through 4 - of why Trump supporters, like me, support Trump, though.
Why do I click these threads? It’s like rubber necking at a car accident.
The Republican election will be over in Iowa. You will know who is going to win before they even causes. You will here reports that the lines to causes are the largest they have ever seen. People waiting for hours to vote. Voting areas being overwhelmed. Game set match The Donald. All the talk show guys can start thinking about early retirement. Bye bye Rush,Sean and Mark see ya.
LOL!
Donald has:
1) Given support to the Clintons
2) HAS espoused liberal crap
3) HAS been a democrat
4) HAS given money to politicians to get done what he wanted
He did this as a BUSINESSMAN. As a businessman, he had to work within the system for the betterment of his companies.
Now, how does his past square with where he is today?
Donald has shown he can get things done with people he finds objectionable and work with them to get what HE wants.
This is where Donald far surpasses Cruz. Cruz is so off-putting that his own people don’t like him.
Donald can get done what needs to be done. “The Art of the Deal”
I don’t hold Donald’s past against him, to me it shows that he can work with scum like the Clinton’s and get what he wants. This will be needed when he becomes president.
Ted “Not me real name” Cruz wouldn’t even be able to get his own party to agree with him. I like the fact that Ted has stood up to the phonies, but as President he wouldn’t be able to get anything done.
I WANT:
1) The wall
2) Stopping moo-slime scum from entering our country
3) America to be great again
Remind me again how many delegates Trump has to date?
The Republican election will be over in Iowa. You will know who is going to win before they even causes. You will here reports that the lines to causes are the largest they have ever seen. People waiting for hours to vote. Voting areas being overwhelmed. Game set match The Donald. All the talk show guys can start thinking about early retirement. Bye bye Rush,Sean and Mark see ya.
After that, it should just be a series of mopping-up actions.
When the crowds turned out for Trump at the very beginning, I was non-plussed (get that--non-plussed. I am too educated to matter--but I can remember when I wasn't--when I still trusted the common man).
I always believed the common man was much smarter than the educated classes, but hadn't seen much of a demonstration of it since Obama came into office.
But Trump backers showed me.
It isn't about Trump and even Trump gets that. It is about the common sense of regular Americans. The workers, the tillers, those who sweat and labor...those whose brains are not filled with the chaff of the institutions of higher learning.
I still have not yet met a single trump fan IRL. Not one.
Bob Dole is definitely establishment but he might just see the writing on the wall and be encouraging his establishment buddies to get on board or be run over.
Great post. I would also add that :
1) Cruz is a senator and they make horrible presidents
2) Cruz is a lawyer and they always end up making more problems than solutions
And finally this connection to Goldman Sachs through his loans and through his wife is horrible. This company is pure evil. For the last 30 years with the exception of 2 the treasury secretaries have all come from Goldman Sachs including the various Fed governors. This connection to GS is absolutely a deal killer. GS destroys everything it gets its hands on.
The fact that his son went to a firing range does not suggest in any way Trump supports gun right. Most of the most anti-gun politicians have body guards with guns.
The professional sneering class hates it. But the fact is, if Trump has a 1% chance of seriously advancing on any conservative goals, the rest of the field has a 0% chance.
It’s the only rational play.
Do you see Mrs. Bill taking AR? I'm beginning to wonder if she will even sweep liberal Little Rock much less the state. She ought to go to Little Rock and try to mend fences because people there really deep down want her to win.
Bob Dull is an aging RINO, but he would probably so Elizabeth made him do it.
Well, maybe NJ will resist and elevate its Christie to a single victory.
Dull would probably SAY that Elizabeth made it do it.
He’s saying what he thinks will win for him. I’m not even convinced he’s a nationalist. I don’t think we’ll find out what he really is until the election is over.
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