Dixie - In Memoriam
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Let me begin by saying, I don't believe we will awake to hear those words. I honestly do not believe Donald Trump will become the President of the United States of America. It's too bizarre to even contemplate, that we would actually elect Trump to lead the free world... but let's contemplate it anyway, just for the hell of it!
Trump would certainly set the political world on its ear, if he managed to win a couple of early primaries. He has the financial capital to promote himself in key states, and no one promotes himself better than Trump, so if he honestly wants to be president, this wouldn't be completely out of the realm of possibility. Once he establishes himself as a viable candidate, he could easily parlay that into a dogfight for the GOP nomination, and Trump has been fairly successful in getting what he wants, so again, not out of the realm of possibility.
Then we get to the General Election, and it's Obama vs. Trump, the challenger... It's almost a made-for-tv reality show in of itself, isn't it? Or heck, while we're dreaming, let's say Hillary takes out Obama and wins the Democrat nomination... Hillary vs. Trump is an even better show! Is this an outrageous thought, that it could happen? Perhaps, but it's fun and today is April Fool's Day, right?
I was somewhat surprised at a close friend of mine, who is also my mentor, and very knowledgeable about business and commerce, very conservative and old school... in a recent conversation we had about Trump considering a run for the presidency, he actually thought he might vote for him! "Are you serious?" I asked, and he proceeded to explain to me, Trump is not tied to politics, party, special interest lobbyists, etc. He knows how to organize and prioritize, and manage others. He knows business and finance. In many ways, he is a man who is custom-designed to be president of something, why not the nation?
The recent TEA Party movement is an amalgamation of various political leanings, mostly conservative to libertarian, but many independents and former blue dog democrats. The Establishment GOP seems to be hellbent on serving up Mitt Romney in 2012, against the wishes of many who comprise the TEA Party. So there is already a rift in the GOP, and the "base" is simply not going to follow the establishment to another McCain or Dole debacle. They are looking for the candidate who is going to shake things up in Washington and make the fundamental changes to government in general. Trump is an outsider, someone who would certainly shake things up and make fundamental changes. In his earliest appearances, Trump has chosen to make an issue of Obama's birth certificate, a kind of odd choice, given our current financial predicament, and given Trump's financial background. This is the one detail which makes me think, he's not really serious about being President. So, what is he doing here?
My theory is this... Trump is helping out his good friend Mitt Romney, and the northeastern GOP establishment elites. His message is designed to appeal to those Sarah Palin voters... those Huckabee religious nuts... the 'stupid people' out there in fly over country, who would consider voting for Trump instead of Palin or Huck... By siphoning off their 'base' it leaves Mitt sittin' pretty in Iowa. This is part of the GOP 'plan' to thwart a legitimate TEA Party candidate from winning the GOP nomination. That's what I think this is all about.
Trump would certainly set the political world on its ear, if he managed to win a couple of early primaries. He has the financial capital to promote himself in key states, and no one promotes himself better than Trump, so if he honestly wants to be president, this wouldn't be completely out of the realm of possibility. Once he establishes himself as a viable candidate, he could easily parlay that into a dogfight for the GOP nomination, and Trump has been fairly successful in getting what he wants, so again, not out of the realm of possibility.
Then we get to the General Election, and it's Obama vs. Trump, the challenger... It's almost a made-for-tv reality show in of itself, isn't it? Or heck, while we're dreaming, let's say Hillary takes out Obama and wins the Democrat nomination... Hillary vs. Trump is an even better show! Is this an outrageous thought, that it could happen? Perhaps, but it's fun and today is April Fool's Day, right?
I was somewhat surprised at a close friend of mine, who is also my mentor, and very knowledgeable about business and commerce, very conservative and old school... in a recent conversation we had about Trump considering a run for the presidency, he actually thought he might vote for him! "Are you serious?" I asked, and he proceeded to explain to me, Trump is not tied to politics, party, special interest lobbyists, etc. He knows how to organize and prioritize, and manage others. He knows business and finance. In many ways, he is a man who is custom-designed to be president of something, why not the nation?
The recent TEA Party movement is an amalgamation of various political leanings, mostly conservative to libertarian, but many independents and former blue dog democrats. The Establishment GOP seems to be hellbent on serving up Mitt Romney in 2012, against the wishes of many who comprise the TEA Party. So there is already a rift in the GOP, and the "base" is simply not going to follow the establishment to another McCain or Dole debacle. They are looking for the candidate who is going to shake things up in Washington and make the fundamental changes to government in general. Trump is an outsider, someone who would certainly shake things up and make fundamental changes. In his earliest appearances, Trump has chosen to make an issue of Obama's birth certificate, a kind of odd choice, given our current financial predicament, and given Trump's financial background. This is the one detail which makes me think, he's not really serious about being President. So, what is he doing here?
My theory is this... Trump is helping out his good friend Mitt Romney, and the northeastern GOP establishment elites. His message is designed to appeal to those Sarah Palin voters... those Huckabee religious nuts... the 'stupid people' out there in fly over country, who would consider voting for Trump instead of Palin or Huck... By siphoning off their 'base' it leaves Mitt sittin' pretty in Iowa. This is part of the GOP 'plan' to thwart a legitimate TEA Party candidate from winning the GOP nomination. That's what I think this is all about.
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