thebuzzardman wrote:His supporters don't care.
I can see the pro Trump tshirts now: "Women are like Six Packs"
The question serious politicians on both sides should be looking at is the forces and issues that made Trump ascend in the first place (other than Hilary sucks - because that is only a small piece of the story)
Just like FDR was smart to co-op certain socialist ideals to a)keep the country from imploding and more importantly and really the reason b) to steal the radical's thunder.
The leadership of this country needs to take a long, sober, realistic look at some of the GENUINE concerns fueling Trumps campaign and the general lack of faith in the countries institutions by people of ALL political persuasions. I'm discounting the portion of Trump's supporters who are white, butthurt racists. But I'd bet that portion, while not insignificant, doesn't explain the broad support.
People get that the government isn't really working for them, so they've turned to the strongman. The Italians did it. The Spanish did it. The Germans did it, so it's not without precedent in Western Democratic society. Sure, the USA has a much longer democratic tradition, but if you haven't noticed it being whittled at for years, you clearly aren't paying attention.
After 2012, RNC actually told the Republican leaders that they needed to change strategy or their party will die off in 20-30 years. RNC wanted to grab the Latino votes because there are some similarities between Republicans and Latinos. Mainly the religion factor. But once Trump came out with that rapist comment, that strategy went south really fast.
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