- June 16, 2015 -
Why You Shouldn’t Underestimate Donald Trump 2016
It’s been fascinating to see the reaction to Donald Trump’s presidential announcement today.
On the Left, the very same people touting socialist Bernie Sanders as a legit candidate are now dismissing a self-made billionaire who has created millions of jobs and opportunities for families the world over because of his success.
On the Right, opinions are split. I’ve got several conservative friends of mine sending me messages like “at least Trump has some balls.” Then there’s the people who fawn over atheist surrender-caucus jockeys like Charles Krauthammer and George Will, labeling Trump “a joke” or “a clown” while slobbering all over themselves for Jeb Bush.
So creating a scenario where you’re giving a guy who has his own currency printing press motivation to prove you wrong and stick it to you is exactly how you set him up to be successful. Not to mention the system is dramatically underrating how bad the average American is looking for someone to just say what they think and not give a rip what most of us on the inside think about what they said.
Remember, the average American doesn’t think about the ideologies at play here as deep as many of us do. And I suspect seeing a guy they’ve proven they already like, and have turned into a star, saying a lot of the same things on a national stage that they’re saying in frustration at home could be more attractive than we think.
If he’s willing to put some smart people around him that he empowers to tell him “no” every once in a while, Trump has the resources and fame to do what Herman Cain tried to do four years ago. Plus, he’s got more brains and wits in his index finger than Cain has everywhere else.
People could love Trump for the same reason they love Clint Eastwood — because they think he’s a bad ass. And when the banditos are overrunning the town, if the nice guy Gary Cooper sheriff on the white horse doesn’t have the stomach to do what must be done, they’ll go out and draft Eastwood’s spaghetti western pale rider to do it for them instead.
