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Why The Weird Trump Can Win by wandevincent(m): 9:23pm On May 17, 2016 |
Many assume Donald J. Trump can not win the
US presidential election this November because
he is widely viewed as weird for someone aspiring
to lead the free world. But often lost in the debate
is that America is not new to radical politicians
who have found their way to the White House.
With the exception of George H. W. Bush in 1988,
all the candidates who have assumed the
presidency—from 1980 to date—exhibited a good
measure of unorthodox tendencies. Simply put,
Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and
Barrack Obama did not win because of mere
experience, moral purity, pristine backgrounds or
political correctness. They won because of a
combination of charisma and how they were able
to tap into the pop culture to greater advantage.
Reagan, for instance, was a womanizing movie
star, who became the only US President to have
been divorced. Dismissed in 1980 as a wacky
warmonger, Reagan ended capturing the mantle
from a man of urbane character in President
Jimmy Carter. That was a similar story with Bill
Clinton who prevailed despite a background that
evinces weed-smoking, philandering, and draft-
dodging. By the time he shocked the political
culture by playing the saxophone at Arsenio Hall
show in 1992, Clinton was viewed so
unpresidential that his opponent, an incumbent
President George H. W. Bush, had to dub the
democratic nominee a “bozo”. A bozo means a
stupid person, a clown, buffoon, nincompoop—the
type of nouns commonly equated to Donald
Trump today.
The case of the junior Bush, George W is
something else. He was once an alcoholic and
generally perceived as having an IQ of bovine
nature. But that did not stop Americans from
choosing him over a policy wonk and a sitting
Vice-President Al Gore. Following Bush is Barrack
H. Obama whose background was as queer as it
gets. Not only was he of thin political résumé and
admitted past use of cocaine and marijuana, the
first black president is not the typical black. He
was born of a Kenyan father from black Africa.
Even more bizarro is his Muslim name: Hussein—
namesake to a notorious Iraqi leader toppled by
the United States after 9/11. Yet, Obama easily
trounced a statesman war hero in John McCain.
Enter Donald Trump, a xenophobic, race-baiting,
street-talking, cavalier, incoherent, unapologetic
but charismatic celebrity, who draws huge crowds
by parading fantasy as fact. Without any doubt,
Trump appears to pose a bigger threat today
than any of the candidates mentioned above. But,
in hindsight, it is naïve to assume that the radical
style will not continue to gain currency moving
forward. The American media have a way of
elevating eccentric behaviors to pop culture.
Moreover, conventional themes do not seem to
resonate in the current electoral cycle strikingly
driven by demagoguery on both sides of the
political space.
On the left is Bernie Sanders, a care-free 74 year-
old self-proclaimed socialist, who has captured
45% of the Democratic Party with the bogus
promise of free tuition and $15 minimum wage.
On the right, of course, is Mr. Trump. Tapping
into a visceral anger provoked by 9/11 as well as
decades of job flights, the real estate mogul
hoodwinks his followers with a pledge of banning
Muslims from entering the United States, erecting
a wall between the country and Mexico, and
deporting 11 million illegal aliens. Having
conquered the Republican Party, the entire
American electorate is his next target. And he
can.
The scheme has begun with Trump already
pivoting to a gullible bloc of the Democratic Party
beholden to socialist agenda of soon-to-be gone
Bernie Sanders. So far, Trump has embraced the
wage increase and won’t surprise many if he also
grabs Bernie’s free tuition gambit. For this
Republican presumptive nominee is not a true
conservative. Mr. Trump has no core beliefs and
is set to say anything to get elected. After all, the
man has declared that he will begin to exhibit
presidential decorum only after he might have
packed into the White House.
What is more, the Republican establishment has
eaten its words “bigly”, flip-flopping, and
gradually coalescing behind its unrepentant flag
bearer. Most significantly, it is no longer news
that the almighty media have gone gung-ho with
the Trump mania, which is understandable
because of the entertainment value. It is also true
that many tune in to Trump because of his
tendency to spew laughable rhetoric in a flash.
Even a hardcore conservative, like me, is equally
guilty of the craze. The unfortunate reality is that
the unprecedented media obsession is
inadvertently stoking the 2016 presidential race
as Trump VS Trump—as if he is the lone option.
Not surprisingly, his well-crafted campaign
slogan, “Make America Great Again”, and some
humane aspects of the manifesto are beginning to
register with the masses.
Of course, Donald Trump is not the only
candidate in the race. The alternative is the
obvious Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Though she is by far more rational, experienced,
cool, and collected, Madam Secretary might have
grown too presidential to have become a bore.
The Americans do not care for dull moments.
They want action, however feigned. |
Re: Why The Weird Trump Can Win by mandarin: 9:55pm On May 17, 2016 |
My cousin told me Americans know how to do the right thing and not vote Trump. He actually told me he wouldn't win the primary. Trump is rapping into the fears and cares of the ordinary Americans; jobs, immigration, terrorism and China |
Re: Why The Weird Trump Can Win by stanech: 1:32pm On May 18, 2016 |
Trump is winning by a landslide especially if Hillary is the opponent. |
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