I would add that Trump succeeded in convincing people that he took the mantle of ‘anti-establishment’ from Cruz, and miraculously somehow managed to paint Cruz as a GOPe. That was quite an accomplishment. Also, Trump is a counterpuncher - he went after any serious contender and attacked their strengths. Bush championed his steadiness and quietness and Trump turned it into ‘low energy’. Rubio championed his underdog role and ‘a lot of fight in a small dog’, and Trump negated it with ‘Little Marko’. Cruz championed his honesty and integrity, and Constitutional Strength - Trump turned him into ‘Lyin Ted’ and part of the Establishment. It stuck and killed his campaign of momentum. None of these candidates had ever been exposed like this. The next fight, however, will be different. What could Trump ever say about Hillary Clinton that has not already been said? On the other hand, Trump cringed at the least amount of criticism from his opponents, even to the point of boycotting debates when he was asked tough questions. I get a sense that he is the candidate that the Democrats have been praying for. They have a ton of unexposed dirt that they will drop on him like a nuclear weapon. He has been covered by a compliant media so far, but only because he was good for their ratings and profit. Now the game will change to attack, because that will be even better for their ratings...In sailor terms, we have a red sky on the horizon this morning...
I would add that Trump succeeded in convincing people that he took the mantle of ‘anti-establishment’ from Cruz, and miraculously somehow managed to paint Cruz as a GOPe. That was quite an accomplishment. Also, Trump is a counterpuncher - he went after any serious contender and attacked their strengths. Bush championed his steadiness and quietness and Trump turned it into ‘low energy’. Rubio championed his underdog role and ‘a lot of fight in a small dog’, and Trump negated it with ‘Little Marko’. Cruz championed his honesty and integrity, and Constitutional Strength - Trump turned him into ‘Lyin Ted’ and part of the Establishment. It stuck and killed his campaign of momentum. None of these candidates had ever been exposed like this. The next fight, however, will be different. What could Trump ever say about Hillary Clinton that has not already been said? On the other hand, Trump cringed at the least amount of criticism from his opponents, even to the point of boycotting debates when he was asked tough questions. I get a sense that he is the candidate that the Democrats have been praying for. They have a ton of unexposed dirt that they will drop on him like a nuclear weapon. He has been covered by a compliant media so far, but only because he was good for their ratings and profit. Now the game will change to attack, because that will be even better for their ratings...In sailor terms, we have a red sky on the horizon this morning...
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I might add trump took drubbing in Colorado due to ineptitude and turned that into a GOPe bashing for Cruz. It negated any momentum from Wisconsin and painted Cruz as a cheater and a member of the GOPe.
I do disagree that The democrats wanted Trump rather than Cruz. Hillary is an exceptionally bad candidate. Cruz would have run a very traditional campaign where as Trump will beat her over the head with all types of her past criminal activities. This part is the only part of the Trump train I’m anticipating with glee.
I would love for Jaunita Broderick and the other victims to get their day in the sun. They were drug through the mud by the Clinton crime family. I can only imagine being raped and then portrayed as the bad guy.
The Clinton political legacy begins in Arkansas of the 1970’s. Should be plenty of fodder as the stories concerning Bill begin with University of Oxford, and with Hilliary as a protege of the Alinsky clique.
Perhaps what’s old is new again, with the resources to find and reveal the whole narrative. Many youthful voters (whom the Clintons predate) and the elder voters which only had three letter news sources(ABC, CBS, NBC) before the internet age, may find much more gritty substance never before exposed to sunlight.
I don't think they do. Trump has been a public person for decades. He isn't some stodgy politician who crawls out of the mudpit of DC every four years to run some pablum campaign pretending to represent the voters' wishes, and then crawls back under the mud to do who knows what after being elected. Given his highly public life, it will be incredibly hard for the media to find anything about him that we don't already know.