Hovering above all the brouhaha about Donald Trump’s bizarre presidential candidacy floats one critical question: Are we an electorate or are we an audience? …
In this superhero era, Trump recognizes that a sizable chunk of the public is seeking a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners, politically incorrect avenger who channels their grievances and runs roughshod over opponents. What Trump offers them is his detestation of the very mechanics of politics — and of democracy itself. He has no time for the compromises, negotiations, consensus building, civility and seriousness required in a democracy. CONT.
Neal Gabler, Reuters