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    The real reasons Donald Trump is surging

    Running as if he has nothing to lose may be the way to win

    by Monica Crowley - - Wednesday, July 15, 2015
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    Donald Trump is rocking the Republican race for president. He's running strong in the polls, dominating media coverage, and holding rallies that are attracting cheering crowds of thousands of people.

    What's going on? How did the flashy superstar businessman of the 1980s turned reality show celebrity — and former registered Democrat and donor who's expressed support for single-payer health care and abortion — become one of the leading contenders in the Republican presidential race?

    There are a few explanations, which have more to do with the conservative base than with Mr. Trump. No one knows if Mr. Trump will be able to maintain his momentum. But love him or hate him, agree with him or not, he is performing a number of critically important services from which the other candidates can learn, if they are smart enough to follow his lead (if not his brash style.)

    First and most importantly, he unabashedly champions America — and Americans. He has very effectively turned the tables on the left, which has weaponized its agenda against anyone who dares to disagree with it. We are branded as racists, sexists, Islamophobes, homophobes and bigots, while they use the full force of government to force compliance. Most Americans are sick of being turned into the enemy, stripped of both our hard-earned money to pay for the leftist agenda and our ability to feel good about ourselves in our own country. Further, by turning what Hillary Clinton calls "everyday Americans" into the enemy, the left has made it harder to see and deal with our real enemies, such as the Islamic State, Iran, Russia and the Muslim Brotherhood. The subtext of Mr. Trump's message? Stop making us the enemy. That's immensely powerful.

    Second, he is unapologetic. He has refused to cave in to the leftist mafia-style intimidation racket, which gins up faux outrage and applies public pressure for an apology. After Mr. Trump's comments about Mexico, the predictable outrage cycle began, and some of his business partners dumped him. And yet, he refused to apologize, because he was largely correct: A whopping 71 percent of non-American citizens in federal prisons are from Mexico, while Mexican criminals make up a stunning 16 percent of all convicts serving time in federal penitentiaries. That's a major burden for the American taxpayer and a dangerous situation for us all. Mr. Trump doesn't give in to the leftist mob — and neither should the other candidates.

    Third, he fights back. His comments on illegal immigration stirred great controversy, but they were simply one part of his broader message that America is slipping away quickly — at the hands of the professional political class that cares more about retaining power than it does about the American people. Many voters believe the 2016 election is the last chance to save the country before it slides under the waves of statism. Mr. Trump gives voice to that anger, fear and frustration — and conveys the will to push back. His campaign slogan sums it up: "Make America great again."

    Fourth, he is the anti-politician. When Mr. Trump says "China is eating our lunch," "I respect Mexico greatly as a country. But the problem we have is their leaders are much sharper than ours, and they're killing us at the border and they're killing us on trade," and "I would take [the Islamic State] out so fast," those "everyday Americans" hear truth and action, two things largely missing from the governing class. Details are thin as to how he would accomplish those things, but so what? Hillary Clinton isn't exactly bursting with policy details at this point, either.

    Lastly, he is anti-establishment. Many conservative voters feel utterly betrayed by a Republican establishment that has relentlessly marginalized them, their candidates and their beliefs. Mr. Trump is telling the base that he hears and shares its concerns. Last week, Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, asked Mr. Trump to "tone it down." Mr. Trump responded with a massive rally in Phoenix at which he said illegal immigrants "flow in like water." The more others, such as fellow candidates Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Rick Perry, criticize Mr. Trump, the more "establishment" they appear to the base, and the more support Mr. Trump receives.

    Donald Trump doesn't need the presidency. With a multibillion-dollar empire, he'll be just fine without it. That has liberated him to say and do things that may be unconventional and not particularly graceful, but which resonate strongly with an electorate parched for truth — and for the battle for the future.

    The other candidates should take note: Running as if you have nothing to lose may, in fact, be the way to win.

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    An excellent summary of why Trump is doing so well.
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    I still think a bigger part and the core part though is he speaks specifically what the majority of the working class think. The working class doesn't want open borders, they don't want illegal aliens, they don't want mass amnesty while maybe arguments can be made depending which side for limited very small amnesty, they don't want foreigners getting taxpayer benefits, and they do NOT think Trade Deals help them at all. The average working class American is not as dumb as the politicians act while many are uninformed on issues the Media tries to bury or ignore. No one thinks trade deals with any other country be it Mexico, South Korea, or wherever else benefit the working class or middle class. No one really thinks illegal aliens do jobs Americans won't do. And no one thinks foreign legal workers doing a regular non super skilled job benefits the average American at all.

    So basically they like his message. Secure the border, get rid of illegal aliens. and bring back American jobs lost due to bad trade deals and policies.

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    I agree with the writer, but after the election there will be 567 people in D.C. that sees themselves as a large part of the nation's leadership team. The President is only one of them, and he may not even have a supportive V.P.

    For Trump or anyone else to assume to be bullet proof he needs a major landslide election, like 66% of the popular vote. Or we need all Senators ranning for reelection defeated with at least 218 of the House defeated so that the message cannot be argued. I do not see Americans delivering either of those needs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kevinssdad View Post
    I agree with the writer, but after the election there will be 567 people in D.C. that sees themselves as a large part of the nation's leadership team. The President is only one of them, and he may not even have a supportive V.P.

    For Trump or anyone else to assume to be bullet proof he needs a major landslide election, like 66% of the popular vote. Or we need all Senators ranning for reelection defeated with at least 218 of the House defeated so that the message cannot be argued. I do not see Americans delivering either of those needs.
    I have to disagree. They say Congress needs to be the ones to fix the issue but in most issues Congress has the standing fixes already in the law and has for a decade or more. Add in the Presidents ability to control groups like the DOJ and tons of other government affairs groups I see it as a 1 man job. A single President could enact the laws in full and simply change what he see's fit as long as its within current established law or the Constitution. National Guard to the border, full immediate deportations, change federal form for voter registration to require proof of citizenship and force state compliance as after all the SCOTUS already ruled its the Feds who call the shots there. Nothing Congress could do but to try and Impeach and that surely won't happen as many of these things would be seen as big Rep agenda issues. The DOJ won't do a thing as controlled by the President. The only choice would be a very slow moving lawsuit which could be drawn down and even killed through going after political judges and as only the SCOTUS would have the real standing on the issues and a few in almost every issue forced to recuse themselves or forcibly remove them from the bench.

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