On Saturday, Mr Trump's presentation showed me two things:
1) He's touched a never out in the country by talking plainly about illegal immigration. Mr Trump has made it about "illegal" rather than immigration. I hope that other GOP candidates are taking notes and developing a backbone; and,
2) He is speaking too much from the heart, as he said. I think that speaking from the heart is a good thing but running for president requires a little more structure and discipline. Saturday's speech was way too long. He spoke too much about himself and his attacks on Governor Bush were way too personal. Why take a shot at the Bush name? Bush-41 served in World War II and very respected. Bush-43 kept the country safe and left a stable Iraq.
Nevertheless, he will trump on for a while. He's got the money and there is an audience for what he is saying.
My good friend, Barry Casselman, has the right idea:
Like his left wing Democratic equivalent, Senator BernieSanders of Vermont, Mr. Trump has the temporary advantage of being much more interesting to the mediathan his opponents.
I agree that Trump is talking to the base about immigration
and Sanders is giving liberals a taste of the 1960s.
Where does Trump go from here? He will trump on but facts will soon get in the way.
Mr Trump is not really a conservative and has been on the left of many issues, as Chris Cillizza wrote. All of these "flip flops" will come out as he debates better politicians, such as a Rubio who is always so well prepared.
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