The Washington establishment, much of the consulting community, and the news media have been mesmerized by the rise of Donald Trump.
He is by a large, almost unimaginable margin, the front runner for the Republican nomination.
In the newest national survey by Quinnipiac, among Republican voters, Mr. Trump is at 28 percent with Dr. Carson, again in second place with 12 percent of the vote.
As Mr. Trump began to emerge over the last few months, the first establishment reaction was to shrug him off as a temporary summer phenomenon who would quickly self-destruct.
As it becomes clearer that, far from self-destructing, Mr. Trump seems to be gaining strength, the Republican elites and their commentator, blogger and TV analyst allies have become more strident. Some verge on hysteria in the harshness of their condemnation of Mr. Trump.
Meanwhile, the established, experienced “professional” candidates find themselves scrambling and at times fumbling trying to keep up with the new tone, energy, aggressiveness and bluntness of the Trump campaign.
Yet a “Trump-centric” analysis misses the really big political story of 2015.
The really big, historic phenomenon of this election cycle is the anger, distrust and lack of respect millions of Americans feel for those the establishment and the elites tell them they should be listening to.
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I like Newt much better as a "senior statesman." I think he's spot on about how disaffected Republican voters (and by extension all Americans) are with the political system and the really poor candidates presented to us.
ReplyDeleteThe top 1% have been stuffing it down our throats since they knew they could. They don't like things that they can't control.
ReplyDeleteWe have had the token black guy and the old school guard in DC. My hope is by voting for trump I am voting for someone that will shake up the establishment. This is the first time we have had someone that is willing to do that and tell it like it is. 8 years ago trump would have had no chance. Now we Americans just want to be great again and not what we are becoming as a country now under the current system.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best things about Trump is that he's not for sale. He might not make all the decisions I would, but it won't be because he was bought and paid for like Hillary. (Or Boehner, or Pelosi, or McConnell.. etc etc.)
ReplyDeleteHit the mark. Just hearing those names make me want to barf. Boehner is the biggest disoriented POS we have. They watch Obama pull his crap and he sits there sucking on a cancer stick.
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