Posted on 08/31/2015 7:50:47 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Every Republican presidential contender is playing Trump’s game. And losing at it.
Practically every candidate in the race is now engaging in and losing a war of insults, aping Trump’s issue agenda and in some instances pilfering his best lines.
Consider Governor Scott Walker, whose career seems to be vanishing before our very eyes. First, the Wisconsin governor appropriated Trump’s catchphrase “Make America Great Again” (which, by the way, was appropriated from Ronald Reagan). Then Walker tried to out Trump Trump on China with a widely panned call for President Obama to cancel his upcoming visit with Xi Jinping—a move that would not only poison Sino-American relations and make the United States look petulant and weak, but at such a late date that it would be just plain rude.
Even Trump didn’t go that far. (He did however suggest that Obama save money on a state dinner by buying President Xi a McDonald’s hamburger—which is the best PR McDonald’s has had in years.)
After last week’s stock market tumble, Governor Mike Huckabee, who is reportedly still running for president, stole some of Trump’s most familiar lines, tweeting: “It’s time to build America’s economy, not China’s
#6. Accept it.
This is the last available option. Stop scheming ways to upend Trump’s campaign and just accept the following: Donald Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. He is not going to be easily thrown off his game. And every day that passes makes it less likely he’ll self-destruct. Toss out the campaign playbook you’ve constructed, and adjust everything accordingly.
Acceptance is hard—not only because it requires a change in thinking. But because acknowledging that Washington politicos can’t stop Trump or control voters’ thinking exposes their declining influence. And that’s what’s really ticked everyone off about Donald Trump.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Except Cruz.
They say that like it’s a bad thing.
Press 2 for Jeb.
The MSM news blackout on Cruz continues..... while fundraising hits records.
Old GOP Agenda:
Do Barack Obama's Dirty Work For Him
Trump GOP Agenda:
Make America Great Again
LIKE!
Actually, it’s being set by the people who support his positions. If he didn’t have the supporters nobody would listen to him. He’s buoyed by the polls, not the other way around.
Actually, from a writing point of view, this was a very cleverly written tongue in cheek article that I got a real kick out of. It was true too. Made me laugh.
I just sit back and laugh....the MSM doesn’t know what to do, their ‘reporting’ style is out the window, they don’t know how to simply report the news anymore...
The ‘talking heads’ are besides themselves...Trump doesn’t even have to be on a news program, or giving a speech, yet he is the main topic of conversation...and they don’t know what to do...
Yes Trump has a plan, and after Labor Day your going to see that plan and we don’t need to worry about a nuke coming over here, Trump is the nuke and its going to start at the bottom and go all thru our government, and then when the smoke clears, probably after Christmas, your going to see just how badly corrupt this government is and the big players that got it that way...
Fasten your seatbelts, your in for one hellva ride!!!
Go Trump/Cruz 2016!!!
Well at least Politico has moved from denial to acceptance.
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