This has become the summer of the political outsider, as a cast of interlopers upend and dominate the presidential nominating process in both parties. The surging candidacies of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are fueled by people’s anger with the status quo and desire for authenticity in political leaders. Across […] Read more »
What makes Donald Trump a new kind of candidate
Have we ever seen a candidate like Donald Trump before? Not exactly. Trump combines two political traditions: the political outsider and the fringe candidate. We’ve seen each of them before. But not in one candidate. … It sounds far-fetched to describe Trump as an ideologue. The only cause he deeply […] Read more »
The huge Republican headache – and it’s not Trump
In an NBC News/Survey Monkey poll conducted the Friday and Saturday following the Republican primary debate in Cleveland, Mr Trump still sits well ahead of the pack with 23% support – up 1% from the previous week’s results. … The real revelation from the NBC poll, however – and what […] Read more »
In Donald Trump’s Success, Lessons for the Apprentices
… Onstage in the debate, Jeb Bush (citing past successes in Florida), John Kasich (citing current successes in Ohio and past successes in Washington), and Marco Rubio (promising future successes) were like ghosts of the Republican Party’s technocratic past, present, and future. But few Republican primary voters are focusing on […] Read more »
Why Donald Trump’s hostile takeover bid for the Republican Party is a loser
There is only one way Donald Trump can win the Republican presidential nomination next year. It’s something he’s familiar with from his big business career. It’s called a hostile takeover. Trump’s supporters will have to beat the Republican Party establishment into submission. CONT. Bill Schneider (George Mason U.), Reuters Read more »
Donald Trump’s Sales Pitch
Donald Trump’s campaign slogan is “Make America Great Again!” A better one might be “Only in America.” You could not ask for a better illustration of the complexity of ordinary Americans’ attitudes toward class, wealth, and social identity than the fact that a billionaire’s popularity among working-class voters has given […] Read more »