The media breathlessly announced, sometimes with hundreds of references in a single 24-hour news cycle, that Trump was dishonest; crude; hateful; and a racist reality TV personality in danger of ruining the economy, starting WWIII, and so on.
But many voters ignored the media's focus and instead looked at Trump's record of building businesses (Trump owns approximately 500 business entities employing about 22,000 people) as well as his skills in negotiating and compromising with different groups in order to achieve meaningful and long-lasting results. The Trump résumé was based on real accomplishments in the real world, and when Trump, the rookie politician, spoke of a set of specific policies aimed at Making America Great Again, many voters were convinced he was speaking from his heart and therefore just might pursue fulfilling his campaign promises with the same vigor and tenacity they perceived to be part of his character and track record.
Today, thanks to Trump's policies and fulfilled campaign promises, we have a booming economy with wages rising across the board and unemployment rates the lowest ever for blacks and Hispanics.
Author misses the whole point - democrats look for IDENTITY first, last, and always. He uses the phrase “first black President” but misses what that means to dems. They only care about which categories a person fits into because they can then promise to fulfill the deepest desires of that group and win their votes.
Its worked for decades, despite the fact that they never deliver on their promises. The GND is just the latest example of unrealistic promises that thrill the hearts of eco-leftists. Yet even after the most liberal state kills its high speed rail you see more pols jumping onto the GND bandwagon. Why? Because they know people who identify with it will vote for them if they do.
Identity politics, 24/7/365.
I can’t say for sure about what the Democrats look for in a candidate. But I know exactly what the Republicans look for. The Republicans search high and low for a candidate who will lose “gracefully” to the Democrat. The Republicans eschew a winner such as President Trump. Their hatred of him because he beat Hillary Clinton knows no bounds.
GQ once listed the country’s “Least Influential People”......Obama came in at no 17.......described as an “eloquent hat rack.”
Watching then-pres Obama golfing, forever vacationing, traveling here and there.....it seemed
as if he decided to take a tour of the WH ........... and once inside discovered he was president.
The ideal demonrat candidate is a black-Hispanic female that is transvesting to male, and walks with a limp.