What Donald Trump Understands About Republicans

[decocker 7,198]

nice, been waiting for someone to sum the trump appeal properly..

Donald Trump, in other words, is part of a movement gaining momentum among whites across the Northern Hemisphere. The Trump campaign will serve as a measure of the strength of this movement in the United States.

Trump’s vitriol expresses the degree to which the American debate over immigration has grown ugly, even hideous. At the same time, Trump’s followers are motivated, and enraged, by what they see as a breakdown of law and order and the erosion of norms and standards they believe should be upheld. They are frustrated by the poor performance of the public schools their children attend, by cities and suburbs they believe to be under siege, by a criminal justice system they perceive as dysfunctional, and by a government they view as incompetent.

Earlier this week Trump added a new campaign commercial. It begins: “JEB BUSH’S THOUGHTS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS” and displays a film clip of Bush saying “Yes, they broke the law, but it’s not a felony. It’s an act of love.” Interspersed are three mug shots: “Francisco Sanchez: Charged with Murder,” “Santana Gaona: Convicted of Murder,” and “Brian Omar Hyde: Charged with Murdering Three People.”

“LOVE?” the next screen reads. “Forget Love. It’s Time to Get Tough!”

To voters who see the world this way, Trump offers the promise that he can restore a vanished America, that he can “make America great again,” as his campaign puts it. Trump clearly finds this endeavor personally gratifying, even as his odds of winning the nomination remain slim. To his followers, the letdown of defeat could be brutal, leaving them stranded, without a candidate who can successfully capture the intensity of their beliefs.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/02/opinion/what-donald-trump-understands-about-republicans.html?_r=1

[Operator 1,927]

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Anyone who believes in Trump that passionately should probably be on an FBI watch list if he loses/doesnt get nominated - since they will probably resort to the second amendment to express their displeasure...

[decocker 7,198]

truth..

Donald Trump isn't rich because he's a great investor. He's rich because his dad was rich.

http://www.vox.com/2015/9/2/9248963/donald-trump-index-fund

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

As if he actually makes decisions, he has people to do that for him. He's about broody photo opportunities and trotting out soundbites.

Obviously the best candidate for high office.

[TENBILLIONDOLLARS 216]

Anyone who believes in Trump that passionately should probably be on an FBI watch list if he loses/doesnt get nominated - since they will probably resort to the second amendment to express their displeasure...

Venkman,

What would you know about being rich? You're a nobody. You know what? I'll sue you. Then you'll be somebody. How does $500 million sound? Sounds good to me.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Venkman,

What would you know about being rich? You're a nobody. You know what? I'll sue you. Then you'll be somebody. How does $500 million sound? Sounds good to me.

My display name is better ?

[TENBILLIONDOLLARS 216]

My display name is better ?

Make that $550 million. You don't have it, do you?

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

My display name is better ?

I also approve of this username.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Venkman,

What would you know about being rich? You're a nobody. You know what? I'll sue you. Then you'll be somebody. How does $500 million sound? Sounds good to me.

He must be somebody if you're up in arms about his comment.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Make that $550 million. You don't have it, do you?

I'm starting to understand the allure of Trump. This oneupmanship is oddly attractive in a base, vile and nasty way, and we all know how the laydeez love a bad boy.

[TENBILLIONDOLLARS 216]

I'm starting to understand the allure of Trump. This oneupmanship is oddly attractive in a base, vile and nasty way, and we all know how the laydeez love a bad boy.

I love it when you try to sound smart. I wouldn't try too hard though, you might burst something. Everyone knows the truth. Which is why they don't like you.

[Expat1 971]

My display name is better ?

Mine is better

[Jacque67 7,328]

Mine is better

Not the pic!

[jyaku 138]

He is completely, unquestionably wrong about the issue he's build his entire campaign around. It's the most cynical, debased appeal to xenophobic nationalism I've ever seen from a mainstream American presidential candidate. And that's saying quite a bit.