Tag: Donald Trump
Trump May Be a Joke, but …
No, he won’t win the Republican nomination for president, and no, his rambling announcement-day speeches (Mexico? Free trade? China?) won’t help him get taken much more seriously. But there’s a slice of voters, not insignificant in the Republican primary race, who despise Washington and politicians more broadly. Every candidate likes to try to channel that, but none bring the bluster that Trump does. (Tuesday night in Des Moines, he blasted Jeb Bush as a poor dresser, and said he had better hair than Marco Rubio.) Trump is a sideshow, but one whose act will spill on to the main stage, particularly if he earns a debate invitation or three. His candidacy may be a giant joke. But don’t forget there are voters who want to laugh, and hard, at the entire political process.
— Rick Klein, on ABC News.
Trump Represents the GOP’s Id
It’s tempting to feel a little sorry for the Republican Party. Here they were, trying to have a perfectly civil and sober primary campaign to determine their candidate for the presidency, when along comes Donald Trump. … Here’s the problem, though: Donald Trump is the essence of contemporary Republicanism. It’s a distilled essence, boiled down to a viscous and sour consistency. But if you want to know what Republicans believe and who they are, you don’t need to look much further. He’s a walking caricature, but it’s a caricature created from everything Republicans believe.
— Paul Waldman, in The Week.
One Thing Trump Is, Is Really Rich
I’m really rich…that’s the kind of thinking you need for this country. It sounds crass, it’s not crass… We have the opposite thinking. We have losers. We have people that don’t have it. We have people that are morally corrupt.
— Donald Trump, quoted by Politico.
Trump Is the Least Popular GOP Presidential Hopeful Ever
567%
Of Republicans have an unfavorable view of Trump, according to an average of the three most recent polls, according to FiveThirtyEight. “That beats former record holder Pat Buchanan, who had a 43 percent unfavorable rating at this point in the 2000 election cycle.1 Buchanan, of course, ended up running as an independent.”
Trump Vows to Create Jobs
I will be the greatest jobs president God ever created.
— Donald Trump, quoted by Politico.
The Donald’s Running
He’s been a perennial presidential campaign chump,
But lo, into the political fray he’s finally jumped.
And with his penchant for self-branding,
We could soon find ourselves standing
In the registered trademarked “United States of Trump.”