Why Trump’s Supporters Like Him So Much
…frequently.” If only familiarity bred contempt. Trump is everywhere, but Trump opponents are not. Trump supporters I’ve spoken with do not read the Wall Street Journal opinion page or publications…
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…frequently.” If only familiarity bred contempt. Trump is everywhere, but Trump opponents are not. Trump supporters I’ve spoken with do not read the Wall Street Journal opinion page or publications…
…a bar for Trump to reach, but it’s a reasonable demand. Ryan’s offering Trump a deal. And he is in the perfect bargaining position because he wins whether Trump takes…
…opposition research or attack ads; they drop to Trump-like levels only if they’re as unfathomably disagreeable as Trump is. Donald Trump’s Dismal Electability Prospects Although favorability polls remain an important…
Donald Trump, impresario and enigma, genius and moron. It’s fun and easy to jump on the “We hate Trump” bandwagon as it barrels down the political landscape, but it wouldn’t…
…manner. In retrospect, it seems clear that they were designed not just to target Trump — but to protect Biden. Taking Early Aim Some Democrats were bent on impeaching Trump…
…start is to take a hard look at Trump’s ties to Philadelphia and New York organized-crime families. Donald Trump’s Connections to Organized Crime Trump was building his eponymous empire of…
…him improbably well stop working. It will require nothing less than a full-frontal assault on the Trump mythos, who he purports to be, the whole Trump mystique. It will involve…
…investigation, dubbed Crossfire Hurricane. Nunes also suggested Trump declassify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications used to obtain a court order to conduct electronic surveillance on former Trump campaign…
…the Trump tax package should fall to the middle and working class—the kind of people who carried Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin for Trump. Trump’s presence may be unacceptable at the…
…characters or fewer, Trump plants seeds of thought necessary to restore republican government. Trump’s Tweets Keep Opponents Off-Balance The most obvious tactical gain afforded by Trump’s tweets is that he…
…in This War of Words: The United Nations The latest clash between Trump and Macron was Macron’s strong rebuttal Saturday to Trump’s United Nations speech in September. That Trump speech…
…that many Trump voters “don’t have a second choice.” And a Frank Luntz focus group of Trump supporters found that “nothing disqualifies Trump” in the eyes of his supporters. They…
…Cohen tape in which candidate Trump discussed buying exclusive rights to a sex story about Trump (probably to keep it quiet). Perhaps it is because Trump’s critics compete so vigorously…
…by bashing “Lyin’ Ted”—Trump’s new nickname for Sen. Ted Cruz. “What does he hold high before he lies?” Trump asks the crowd. They shout back, “The Bible!” Trump nods. “He…
…pro-Trump, Trump-curious (concept h/t: Ace of Spades), and anti-anti-Trump. They are different positions and have accordingly different degrees of respectability. We should distinguish three distinct gradations of Trumposity: pro-Trump, Trump-curious,…
…Act (FISA) warrant on Trump campaign adviser Carter Page compromised the integrity of the investigation the FBI had opened on Page and three other Trump associates by the end of…
…Trump Organization that year. To bump what would be a misdemeanor under New York law to a felony, pundits are suggesting the D.A. will argue Trump caused the Trump Organization…
…That shows you the power of strength.” 2. Donald Trump Encourages Violence Last week a protester interrupted a Trump rally. As security escorted him out, Trump told his supporters, “You…
…some think President Trump obstructed justice? There are supposedly many examples, the latest being the New York Times’ report that Trump wanted to fire Mueller but decided against it, only…
…Trump’s Twitter account records with no notice to Trump or his lawyers. But if you clicked a button after reading a tweet from the then-sitting president of the United States,…
…Trump and Osteen also have in common is that neither of them actually deserves this trust. As Time notes, Trump’s business failures include Trump Airlines, Trump Vodka, Trump Magazine, Trump…
…headed Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency transition team, said Trump has done a “fantastic job” of fulfilling the numerous campaign promises he made on energy and the environment, though he expressed…
…If you’re wondering how Trump voters can continue to ignore Trump’s issues, it’s not even obvious to lots of voters that Trump opponents and D.C. institutionalists such as Sen. “Pow…
…The main difference is that Judge Engoron’s fraud has actual victims — Trump, the Trump organization, and the American people. Trump’s alleged fraud did not. You are probably familiar with…
…God for Trump. Trump is my last line of defense. Trump is the only thing that stands between me and these hallucinogenic socialist nut jobs. Trump is what’s keeping chaos…
…race, Trump is absolutely the last one I would vote for. I could summarize the reasons for this in five bullet points: (1) I believe Trump is more interested in…
…No Better Than Trump For all the reasons not to support Trump, there’s also not much reason to support Clinton. Like Trump, Clinton will say whatever she thinks her party’s…
…of 15, I think it’s safe to say that the social pressure so many #NeverTrump people want to bring to bear on Trump supporters has materialized. Speaking for those same…
…to put it in Trumpian terms, “leverage matters.” So long as the movement identified opposition to Trump itself as a principle, Trump had no incentive to bother with NeverTrumpers or…
…on Carter Page, a Trump campaign foreign policy advisor. The FBI team investigating Trump and his campaign called their investigation “Crossfire Hurricane.” FISA applications are only supposed to obtain verified…
…doing just that. Are we surprised? Three forces could prevent a third-party Trump run: (1) sore loser laws; (2) the election calendar and delegate math; and (3) Trump’s commitment to…
…Trump and Rubio represent something close to the party’s two poles on the important issue of immigration, and the center of the party is likely nearer to Trump. Trump and…
…takeaways. 1. FBI Officials Admit They Spied On Trump Campaign The New York Times‘ story, headlined “Code Name Crossfire Hurricane: The Secret Origins of the Trump Investigation,” is a dry…
…defeat Trump with a series of obviously politically coordinated lawsuits and criminal charges, hoping this will both drain Trump’s resources and any resulting convictions would tarnish him in the eyes…
…25 years is any indication, there is a 75 percent chance Trump would declare bankruptcy during his presidency. Trump has declared bankruptcy for his Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza Hotel…
…response to an article in The New York Times that tells the tale of two marriages unhinged by Donald Trump’s candidacy. In “He Likes Trump. She Doesn’t. Can This Marriage…