Peter1469
12-25-2015, 10:18 AM
Trump pushes Obama off the political center stage. (http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/264162-its-a-very-trump-christmas)
Some Americans have finally learned that politicians are bad people. Hence the Trump effect- populism works when voters wake up to reality.
The poll numbers highlight how Trump has displaced President Obama as the central player on the political stage, with both parties reacting daily to his insults, tweets and attack lines.
His dominance is something few political observers would have predicted back on Jun. 15, when he entered the presidential race with a rambling launch speech that some people were allegedly (http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/245359-trump-paid-actors-to-cheer-his-2016-launch-report) paid to attend.
But Trump quickly gained momentum during the summer, with tens of thousands of people flocking to his rallies to hear how he planned to “make America great again” by deporting illegal immigrants and taking on China.
And even as he’s fired up crowds, the businessman and former reality television star has courted controversy at every turn, creating a steady stream of conflict that has kept his name in the headlines.
Conventional wisdom held that the political storms generated by Trump — most recently from his call to temporarily ban most Muslims from entering the United States — would be fatal to his candidacy.
Yet six months after his entry in the race, Trump sits atop national polls with 35.1 percent support, according to the latest RealClearPolitics (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html) average.
His unwavering dominance has stirred anxiety among establishment Re
Some Americans have finally learned that politicians are bad people. Hence the Trump effect- populism works when voters wake up to reality.
The poll numbers highlight how Trump has displaced President Obama as the central player on the political stage, with both parties reacting daily to his insults, tweets and attack lines.
His dominance is something few political observers would have predicted back on Jun. 15, when he entered the presidential race with a rambling launch speech that some people were allegedly (http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/245359-trump-paid-actors-to-cheer-his-2016-launch-report) paid to attend.
But Trump quickly gained momentum during the summer, with tens of thousands of people flocking to his rallies to hear how he planned to “make America great again” by deporting illegal immigrants and taking on China.
And even as he’s fired up crowds, the businessman and former reality television star has courted controversy at every turn, creating a steady stream of conflict that has kept his name in the headlines.
Conventional wisdom held that the political storms generated by Trump — most recently from his call to temporarily ban most Muslims from entering the United States — would be fatal to his candidacy.
Yet six months after his entry in the race, Trump sits atop national polls with 35.1 percent support, according to the latest RealClearPolitics (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html) average.
His unwavering dominance has stirred anxiety among establishment Re