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I'm not a Trump fan but this piece does a pretty good job of explaining to me why he has become so popular. My apologies if this has already been posted.

"Who is Donald Trump?" The better question may be, "What is Donald Trump?"
The answer? A giant middle finger from average Americans to the political and media establishment.

Some Trump supporters are like the 60s white girls who dated black guys just to annoy their parents. But most Trump supporters have simply had it with the Demo-socialists and the "Republicans In Name Only." They know there isn't a dime's worth of difference between Hillary Rodham and Jeb Bush, and only a few cents worth between Rodham and the other GOP candidates.

Ben Carson is not an "establishment" candidate, but the Clinton machine would pulverize Carson ; and the somewhat rebellious Ted Cruz will (justifiably so) be tied up with natural born citizen lawsuits (as might Marco Rubio). The Trump supporters figure they may as well have some fun tossing Molotov cocktails at Wall Street and Georgetown while they watch the nation collapse. Besides - lightning might strike, Trump might get elected, and he might actually fix a few things. Stranger things have happened (the nation elected an[islamo-]Marxist in 2008 and Bruce Jenner now wears designer dresses.)

Millions of conservatives are justifiably furious. They gave the Republicans control of the House in 2010 and control of the Senate in 2014, and have seen them govern no differently than Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. Yet those same voters are supposed to trust the GOP in 2016? Why?

Trump did not come from out of nowhere. His candidacy was created by the last six years of Republican failures.

No reasonable person can believe that any of the establishment candidates [dems or reps] will slash federal spending, rein in the Federal Reserve, cut burdensome business regulations, reform the tax code, or eliminate useless federal departments (the Departments of Education, Housing and Urban Development, Energy, etc.). Even Ronald Reagan was unable to eliminate the Department of Education. (Of course, getting shot at tends to make a person less of a risk-taker.) No reasonable person can believe that any of the nation's major problems will be solved by Rodham, Bush, and the other dishers of donkey fazoo now eagerly eating corn in Iowa and pancakes in New Hampshire .

Many Americans, and especially Trump supporters, have had it with:
· Anyone named Bush
· Anyone named Clinton
· Anyone who's held political office
· Political correctness
· Illegal immigration
· Massive unemployment
· Phony "official" unemployment and inflation figures
· Welfare waste and fraud
· People faking disabilities to go on the dole
· VA waiting lists
· TSA airport groping
· ObamaCare
· The Federal Reserve's money-printing schemes
· Wall Street crooks like Jon Corzine
· Michelle Obama's vacations
· Michelle Obama's food police
· Barack Obama's golf
· Barack Obama's arrogant and condescending lectures
· Barack Obama's criticism/hatred of America
· Valerie Jarrett
· " Holiday trees"
· Hollywood hypocrites
· Global warming nonsense
· Cop killers
· Gun confiscation threats
· Stagnant wages
· Boys in girls' bathrooms
· Whiny, spoiled college students who can't even place the Civil War in the correct century... and that's just the short list.

Trump supporters believe that no Democrat wants to address these issues, and that few Republicans have the courage to address these issues. They certainly know that none of the establishment candidates are better than barely listening to them, and Trump is their way of saying, "Screw you, Hillary Rodham Rove Bush!" The more the talking head political pundits insult the Trump supporters, the more supporters he gains. (The only pundits who seem to understand what is going on are Democrats Doug Schoen and Pat Caddell and Republican John LeBoutillier. All the others argue that the voters will eventually "come to their senses" and support an establishment candidate.)

But America does not need a tune-up at the same old garage. It needs a new engine installed by experts - and neither Rodham nor Bush are mechanics with the skills or experience to install it. Hillary Rodham is not a mechanic; she merely manages a garage her philandering husband abandoned. Jeb Bush is not a mechanic; he merely inherited a garage. Granted, Trump is also not a mechanic, but he knows where to find the best ones to work in his garage. He won't hire his brother-in-law or someone to whom he owes a favor; he will hire someone who lives and breathes cars.

"How dare they revolt!" the "elites" are bellowing. Well, the citizens are daring to revolt, and the RINOs had better get used to it. "But Trump will hand the election to Clinton !" That is what the Karl Rove-types want people to believe, just as the leftist media eagerly shoved "Maverick" McCain down GOP throats in 2008 - knowing he would lose to Obama. But even if Trump loses and Rodham wins, she would not be dramatically different than Bush or most of his fellow candidates. They would be nothing more than caretakers, not working to restore America 's greatness but merely presiding over the collapse of a massively in-debt nation. A nation can perhaps survive open borders; a nation can perhaps survive a generous welfare system. But no nation can survive both - and there is little evidence that the establishment candidates of either party understand that. The United States cannot forever continue on the path it is on. At some point it will be destroyed by its debt.

Yes, Trump speaks like a bull wander[ing] through a china shop, but the truth is that the borders do need to be sealed; we cannot afford to feed, house, and clothe 200,000 Syrian immigrants for decades (even if we get inordinately lucky and none of them are ISIS infiltrators or Syed Farook wannabes); the world is at war with radical Islamists; all the world's glaciers are not melting; and Rosie O'Donnell is a fat pig.

Is Trump the perfect candidate? Of course not. Neither was Ronald Reagan. But unless we close our borders and restrict immigration, all the other issues are irrelevant. One terrorist blowing up a bridge or a tunnel could kill thousands. One jihadist poisoning a city's water supply could kill tens of thousands. One electromagnetic pulse attack from a single Iranian nuclear device could kill tens of millions. Faced with those possibilities, most Americans probably don't care that Trump relied on eminent domain to grab up a final quarter acre of
property for a hotel, or that he boils the blood of the Muslim Brotherhood thugs running the Council on American-Islamic Relations. While Attorney General Loretta Lynch's greatest fear is someone giving a Muslim a dirty look, most Americans are more worried about being gunned down at a shopping mall by a crazed [islamic] lunatic who treats his prayer mat better than his three wives and who thinks 72 virgins are waiting for him in paradise.

The establishment is frightened to death that Trump will win, but not because they believe he will harm the nation. They are afraid he will upset their taxpayer-subsidized apple carts. While Obama threatens to veto legislation that spends too little, they worry that Trump will veto legislation that spends too much.

You can be certain that if an establishment candidate wins in November 2016 … [their] cabinet positions will be filled with the same people we've seen before. The washed-up has-beens of the Clinton and Bush administrations will be back in charge. The hacks from Goldman Sachs will continue to call the shots. Whether it is Bush's Karl Rove or Clinton 's John Podesta, who makes the decisions in the White House will matter little.
If the establishment wins, America loses. L

that has been my belief. If he does that regardless of ideology or IOUs, he should be able to get things done

Great post and summation. True!

That pretty accurately describes how I feel. There is no saving the country. I have little faith in Trump but absolutely none in any of the other candidates. At least Trump correctly identifies the problems. Trump is a Hail Mary pass and if it falls incomplete, he is the personification of my middle finger as time runs out on the game.

That is a strong article, and I agree that is a large part of why Trump is getting support across so many segments of the electorate.

Trump is the only one in the race that could streamline the bureaucracy and cut the cost of running gov't. He will also hit the EPA right in the mouth with regards to reigning in their powers, and be great for private business.

There isn't a topic or problem that Trump won't run headlong into to address, where other politicians will stall or wither.

It is precisely spot on. Swallow hard, because TRUMP IS staying.

yep, that's another good reason

I don't think Trump will be all that worried about whether the party gets behind him or not.

Now that means he might very well streamline some issues that are important to conservatives that he doesn't think is important in the big picture but he'll tackle them with a get it done mentality.

The Donald may not be my first choice, but I can live with him. He sure beats what we have. Even if he messes up, it'll be better than the "mess up" we're currently suffering with.

DF

And he says he'll prosecute Hillary:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-as-president-i-would-prosecute-clinton/article/2583925

No, Trump will never do that to his best friends.

Go Trump!

I love how people think it's so easy to just throw out the system, and of course, the new one will be so much better. Our founding fathers were some of the most brilliant men to have ever walked the face of the Earth in my opinion. And they gave us a system that turned wilderness into the most powerful nation in the world in a few hundred years. It didn't happen by accident. There's nothing wrong with the system, there's something wrong with the people and the leaders we keep electing. We don't need a revolution, we need to start electing people who are loyal to our founding principles.

The system the Founders made was killed in 1861.

What we need is a Renaissance. That ain't happening with a normal candidate. Trump is the only candidate that can possibly do that instead of a likely revolution with the establishment path we are on.

And now these "fathers" are flushing it down the toilet,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and WE elected them. What a GREAT job we've done.

Donald Trump:

No more arming Islamic radicals to the teeth and calling them allies.

No more trying to goad Russia into reigniting the cold (or quite possibly a hot) war.

No more catering to illegal immigrants.

No flooding the country with Muslim "refugees"

Make Hillary chit her britches on the debate stage.

Trump's not a savior, but he beats the hell out of the rest of those bought and paid for stuffed shirts that get marched out every 4 years.

I think that you're right about what people, conservative people anyway, are tired of. I am not so sure that Trump can or will deliver much of what he's promised. The difference between Trump and the other two, as Trump as said over and over again, is that he is not a politician. That's true but what he is is the the best salesman that has ever run for office. In fact, I think he's a phenomenal salesman, world-class. He tells you exactly what you want to hear.

I think he could be an alright president and of the bunch, he's probably the best choice. Obama has proven that pretty much anyone can be president...I doubt that Trump could be any worse. But as a salesman, I just don't think he's going to deliver anywhere near what he has promised. If or when that doesn't happens, I'm not sure how popular he'll be. This is how a business guy deals with things. He cuts deals...maybe we'll get a little better deal than in the past but I would hold my breath. I think you'll be getting a RINO, or at least a very moderate, deal, cutting president. I believe he'll go in with high expectations but I think he'll also find out that he can't do get much done. I don't see Trump digging in and vetoing budgets, shutting down government. A lot of what he's selling are things he won't be able to change. I like the plan for a wall, but the Mexicans are going to pay for it? That'll happen when the pigs eat my brother. I read his platform and it's pretty weak on details. We're going to jack up the cost of diplomatic visas and charge tariffs on Mexican imports to raise what $20-30bil...are we going to put all this money is little slush funds somewhere? Does that violate NAFTA? Are we ready to start a trade war with Mexico...China too? This is want happens when your president is a great salesman. I have no problem with Trump, of the three, he's probably the best choice but I don't think a lot of his supporters are going get what they think they're going to get.

The other two guys running are only low level politicians, at best, and they're showing it. Both are running lousy campaigns. Neither has any message I can see. Both are junior congressmen, with few accomplishments, and even fewer outside of politics. Half of the forum has probably accomplished more in life than either of them. Of the two, Ted is a probably little better, and a lot smarter. Marco is in so far over his head, I can't believe it. Marco's resume couldn't get him a job running a Trump hotel, let alone the country.

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