https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-his-apologists-1437345060
July 19, 2015
The summer Trump polling spurt has nonetheless been instructive in exposing a growing problem on the political right. All too many conservatives, including some magazine editors, have been willing to overlook his hucksterism as he’s risen in the polls. They pretend that he deserves respect because he’s giving voice to some deep disquiet or anger in the American electorate.
> They pretend that he deserves respect because he’s giving voice to some deep disquiet or anger in the American electorate.
ReplyDeleteHe might not deserve respect but he's doing exactly that which is why his numbers are climbing. Anyone sick of coastal elites who can't tell you who a woman is and who think racism is treating all people equally are losing touch with more and more basic Americans and Trump is their only option.