All the lemmings are jumping on the Trump express train to the bottom. The lack of morals of the average American voter is stunning. We really are a bunch of racist, bigoted idiots.
Come on swake, everyone who doesn’t comport with the liberal world view isn’t necessarily lacking in morals or a racist. How do you explain Trump having really good support in the Latino community when his two closest challengers are both of Latino heritage?
Look at the demographic lines Trump is crossing: He’s not just appealing to dumb, southern Mex'cin & Mooslim-hatin’ rednecks. He trounced Cruz and Rubio with Latinos in Nevada- those who would allegedly be most disenfranchised by him. They apparently don’t see him as racist. Trump’s support seems to be more about his un-polished, un-apologetic, and politically-incorrect manner of speech. His appeal reaches people of all income and education levels. He also seems to have good favor with independents and some Democrats especially blue collar Democrats with union ties- go figure.
Trump wins Hispanics: Nevada presented Trump’s most formidable finish so far. He not only won both moderates and conservatives, he also won among voters whose top issues were the economy (47 percent), terrorism (37 percent) and government spending (36 percent). But perhaps the most shocking demographic victory of The Donald was his solid showing with Republican Latino voters. Trump had long predicted that he would win the Latino vote, despite months of widespread criticism over his extreme positions on combating illegal immigration.
The front-runner has proposed building a wall along the Southwest border of the U.S. (financed by Mexico) to keep immigrants out and has called for a “deportation force” to round up the 11 million plus undocumented people current in the country and deport them. He has also been condemned from claiming that Mexicans who cross the border are often “killers” and “rapists.” Nevertheless, Trump won 46 percent of the Latino GOP caucusgoers, although they only made up 9 percent of the total vote.
(sorry forgot to add link, it’s from MSNBC)
I believe people are tired of being fed pablum from politicians who claim they will fix Washington when all they do in reality is continue to plunder the system and government becomes more broken and more in debt than it was four or eight years ago. He’s tapping into the frustration people feel about our immigration issues, terrorism threats, tepid and or incompetent foreign policy, and the national debt and legacy deficits from the current administration we have yet to pay for. For the most part, he’s also managed to stay out of the far right litmus test social issues which have defined the GOP for the last 40 years like abortion and gay marriage and he doesn’t invoke Jesus in every third sentence.
Cruz may come off as an outsider but he’s been groomed carefully by Tea Party types. Rubio has been carefully groomed by the establishment even though Bush was ostensibly their guy this time around. Neither one of them comes off as genuine. They are someone else’s creation and they spout platitudes they may or may not believe in.
Trump is probably spouting platitudes he doesn’t believe in, but somehow, he’s making voters and potential voters believe
he’s more sincere than other candidates.
Here’s why I don’t like Trump and think he could be a train wreck for the country:
-Can you imagine his idea of foreign policy being: “F@ck you Putin!” and slamming down the phone?
-He does not seem well-versed on any issue when asked questions a presidential candidate should have innate knowledge of. (This lack of rehearsed answers may explain his popularity with people.)
-I’m not certain Trump understands anything about macro economics since he’s been so focused on amassing personal wealth, exploiting bankruptcy law, and practicing tax avoidance his entire adult life. Then again, maybe an outsider’s approach to taxation and government spending might be a good thing.
-I have no idea who his associates are who would actually be crafting domestic and foreign policy as well as economic policy. Maybe it’s the whole Celebrity Apprentice thing and picturing Gary Busey ending up being the cabinet chair for education that keeps me awake at night.
It’s disappointing the Democrats punted this time around. Neither of their leading candidates can beat Trump’s appeal in a general election. They can pull out the stops assassinating Trump’s character and his popularity will keep growing. Hell, every time Trump makes another gaffe, his popularity grows. That’s been proven time and again during the lead up to the GOP primary season.
Here’s the bigger issue: Hillary is a very unlikable and dishonest individual. Bernie’s socialist world view will only resonate with a small percentage of people who really believe he could provide all the free things he’s claiming.
If Bernie won the nomination it would be a Trump landslide. If Hillary can make it to the November ’16 vote without an indictment, it might be closer, but I really don’t see her beating Trump. For one thing, she does not have the charm her husband does and she’s another insider. I think most Americans have Bush/Clinton fatigue. Entirely another issue is I don’t think the majority of Americans are ready in their psyche to trust a female as POTUS.