[MarchonDC09122009]

Snarky columnist creep:

I’m not saying this will happen. But if I ran the Republican Party, I would be thinking about ways to make Trump disappear so I could replace him with a more viable candidate, such as a talking couch from a furniture store commercial.

There aren’t many visible poll numbers. Only two state polls have been conducted here all year. They both show Clinton winning. Since the polls were taken, Trump’s run has resembled not so much a campaign as what poet Michael Ondaatje calls an “elimination dance,” in which couples must sit down when they are described by a dance caller. “Men who have never touched a whippet” or “Those who have accidentally stapled themselves.”
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 Why even consider the notion that Trump could win here?

Because Connecticut has something that makes Trump attractive to voters. A really terrible economy.

There are other, sunny places where jobs are plentiful and the economy is growing fast, outpacing the nation. One of those places is called Massachusetts. I could get in my car and be there in 25 minutes.

Here in Connecticut, we are really excited that our economy is outpacing Venezuela’s. We are like the “America’s Got Talent” contestant who thinks it was a good day because he didn’t get shot in the neck with a flaming arrow.

That could help Trump. Trump is not going to do well in places where people are basically happy with their lives, but this is not one of those places, even compared to other places nearby.

[grania]

Another factor in CT is your pols are out-of-control awful. They're corrupt and they're really fond of stupid construction schemes. Add to that, not much good has come to CT because of the Obama administration. Then there's the need for manufacturing jobs.

Seems like those are all ingredients that get people on the Trump Train.