No, seriously! Why does anyone think Hillary could beat Trump?
Conventional wisdom is that Trump can not win. That's what the Huntington Post said when it announced it was going to cover Trump's candidacy from the Entertainment News, since he couldn't be given a serious chance to win. Surely Jeb Bush would prove to be an insurmountable force in the Republican electorate, and Trump could be given no chance to beat him.
That was conventional wisdom a few months ago.
The Village Elliot figured Trump had a chance because he is extremely good on TV, has better name recognition, and because the policies of the Bush family have been idiotic and most normal people realize it. It turns out that Ben Carson, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have all been kicking Bush's ass, and Trump is on the front page, contrary to the confident promise by Huntington Post.
My Democrat friends are gleeful, rubbing their hands in expectation of an easy victory by their heroine, Hillary Clinton, in the fall. Well, why can't Trump win?
"Trump says stupid things, Hillary says smart things," they assure me.
"Well, isn't it better to say stupid things if you want to win over a lot of voters in America?" I protest.
Donald Trump has spent more than a decade fighting in the "Boardroom" of his TV show, "The Apprentice." I think he is going to tear Hillary to shreds if she becomes the nominee.
Hillary, it must be pointed out, helped to craft our wonderful Syrian policy, in which America has strongly intervened in their Civil War, while hoping that neither side will win. Incredible genius. Meantime, there is an enormous refugee problem since there is no safe haven. And we are committed to staying in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and the entire Middle East until peaceful and stable pro-American governments arise. I'm sure this plan will work, sometime between now and the next 500 years. Together, mainstream Democrats and Republicans have crafted a tacit agreement to spend trillions of dollars with no end in sight, and they can not imagine why a Washington outsider might be a tiny bit popular with the people.
I think Hillary is very vulnerable here, and Trump will blast her record (plus throw in gratuitous insults).
I think Hillary is very vulnerable here, and Trump will blast her record (plus throw in gratuitous insults).
By the same token, mainstream Democrats are proud of having reduced the deficit under 500 billion dollars per year, and Republicans don't seem to mind as long as wealthy people don't have to pay for it. With such a great system, how could outsiders hope to break in? Here again, the mainstream has a tacit agreement not to mention this embarrassing issue, but I think Trump will drive home the point that the country needs responsible management of public monies.
Speaking of the wealthy, I'm not sure that Hillary is going to be able to run over Bernie Sanders. There is no possible way that a 74 year old socialist from Vermont should be able to take on Secretary Clinton. I give Mr Sanders great credit for his honesty (except for how he would pay for all the services he wishes to provide), but if Hillary can not beat Sanders, I don't see any way she can beat Trump.
No, I think it is clear that this is going to be the year of the outsider. Trump can certainly win, and will probably beat Hillary badly if she is in fact the nominee. Sanders would probably fare better because he is a more tenacious debater, and has less of the horrible baggage that Secretary Clinton has to carry around.
Stay tuned, it should be an interesting election at least.
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