My problem with the article is that I’m not at all sure it is just an angry vote for Trump. I think his message on illegal immigration is resonating, and it’s too late for any of the others to steal his thunder on this issue. They have had lots of time to lay their own plan out there and haven’t done so, because the majority of them are for open borders.
We watched in horror as thousands and thousands of illegals poured over our border, and no one lifted a finger to try and stop it. We weren’t even allowed to see the images on tv, nor did we have access to where these illegals were taken. So, this goes beyond just being angry - it is a matter of national security.
2) Wishful thinking on Zito's part that Trump has "peaked." A few people in the lower tier---Fiorina---and in the lower half of the top tier---Cruz, Carson, Rubio---have gained some, dividing up the vote more.
Carson, Cruz, or Fiorina can't win, I don't think.
Rubio can mount a significant challenge if every other GOPe coalesces behind him.
However, when the---to use her horrible and ill-conceived word---"populist" candidates who can't win align behind Trump, he will have more than enough to defeat Rubio, an likely before Super Tuesday is over.
“They have had lots of time to lay their own plan out there and haven’t done so, because the majority of them are for open borders.”
...and the handful that actually agrees with Trump on immigration were AFRAID to speak up either because Republican ‘advisers’ (most of them gay, by the way) or Big Money told them to ‘keep it low’, or both. Hence you have Scott Walker making a pretzel of himself on the issue and Cruz treating it as ‘just another issue’, rather than as the centerpiece of his campaign. Trump has neither the Republican ‘advisers’ (most of them gay, by the way) or Big Money...and therefore is free to address the concerns of the voters.
Reminded me of the BP oil spill. Do you remember the 24/7 camera shot of oil spilling into the gulf? I see the same amount of damage to our country , the endless spilling. However there’s not the same outcry or attitude toward the illegals. Have you noticed there’s not many camera shots of them spilling into the country riding on train tops as there used to be? Is it because it’s slowed down? I think not.
People do not give the messenger enough credit. The candidates could take over everything Trump is saying and they would not resonate. It is the messenger delivering the message in this case. If there is no Trump no one can take over from him.
Trump has a confidence that no other candidate has. They do not exude any confidence. They all look beaten and dejected.
Trump is so sure of himself that that is what sells the message. Ronald Reagan had the same confidence. It is the messenger that matters not the message.