California is a battleground state once again. Normally, Golden State
gawkers watch the presidential primaries rap up one month prior, while
presumptive nominees work over Hollywood (Democrats) or Orange County
(Republicans) for general election campaign cash.
gawkers watch the presidential primaries rap up one month prior, while
presumptive nominees work over Hollywood (Democrats) or Orange County
(Republicans) for general election campaign cash.
At first, I was looking forward to Republicans battling it out for the
remaining delegates. Cruz v. Trump, with a little Kasich on the side would have
proved interesting.
remaining delegates. Cruz v. Trump, with a little Kasich on the side would have
proved interesting.
From Indiana to now, though, Donald Trump has clinched the Republican
nomination.
nomination.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is still sputtering along. Yes,
she’ll win the nomination, but she just can’t clinch this deal. Untiring
challenger Bernie Sanders is eating up all the scenery in the room, and he will
be taking some of the furniture with him at the DNC Convention in Philadelphia.
There will be no brotherly love for the frayed and frustrated Democratic Party,
divided over purpose, process, and principles (if they have any left).
she’ll win the nomination, but she just can’t clinch this deal. Untiring
challenger Bernie Sanders is eating up all the scenery in the room, and he will
be taking some of the furniture with him at the DNC Convention in Philadelphia.
There will be no brotherly love for the frayed and frustrated Democratic Party,
divided over purpose, process, and principles (if they have any left).
To make matters worsen, the socialist US Senator of Vermont wants
another debate with the weak front-runner. He may not win the nomination, but
his left-wing wrangling assures that Hillary Clinton, who has been running for
President for the past two decades, still will never win.
another debate with the weak front-runner. He may not win the nomination, but
his left-wing wrangling assures that Hillary Clinton, who has been running for
President for the past two decades, still will never win.
The talking heads were convinced in 2008 that Hillary Clinton was
finished. She refused to give up quietly. This time, she will make a lot of
noise taking down the liberal-progressive phalanx. Not long ago, Clinton
Democrats were Republicans with a light blue veneer. Today, Hillary leaves
Democrats, so addled with corruption, unconvinced due to her stiffness, unreal
and unbearable.
finished. She refused to give up quietly. This time, she will make a lot of
noise taking down the liberal-progressive phalanx. Not long ago, Clinton
Democrats were Republicans with a light blue veneer. Today, Hillary leaves
Democrats, so addled with corruption, unconvinced due to her stiffness, unreal
and unbearable.
Hard-core Democrats in California and throughout the county have one
word to describe her: fake.
word to describe her: fake.
“She’s a liar.” One Millennial told me, without my asking.
“I don’t trust her,” another young person told me. He knows more about
economics that almost every Democrat in Washington DC, and most politicians in
Sacramento. A fast-food employee still looking for more work and better pay, a
robot may boot him out of a job very soon.
economics that almost every Democrat in Washington DC, and most politicians in
Sacramento. A fast-food employee still looking for more work and better pay, a
robot may boot him out of a job very soon.
Hillary Clinton has faced—engendered, more accurately–massive
protests, including outright disgust from Hispanic communities in the Eastern
Los Angeles region. One Hispanic is running for my state assembly district, and
he is a big Sanders fan. Many of them confess in private their support for
Trump.
protests, including outright disgust from Hispanic communities in the Eastern
Los Angeles region. One Hispanic is running for my state assembly district, and
he is a big Sanders fan. Many of them confess in private their support for
Trump.
Hillary will have one hell of a time trying to curry favor with an
increasingly disenchanted electorate still yearning for hope and change after
the California primary, even if she ekes out a victory.
increasingly disenchanted electorate still yearning for hope and change after
the California primary, even if she ekes out a victory.
This last week, Donald Trump has hosted thousands of supporters at his
rallies. Clinton can barely generate a crowd of five hundred, and even then
some of the audience members support Republicans. They just want to see the
slow demise of the Democratic front-runner.
rallies. Clinton can barely generate a crowd of five hundred, and even then
some of the audience members support Republicans. They just want to see the
slow demise of the Democratic front-runner.
Bernie Sanders is firing up voters all over the Golden State. Unions
love him. Hispanics trust him. Wealthy, elite Democrats, true believers in the
Cause, want the democratic socialist who will redistribute everyone else’s
wealth (except for theirs, since their tax shelters and iron-clad trusts will
secure their inheritance from the most rapacious of government programs).
love him. Hispanics trust him. Wealthy, elite Democrats, true believers in the
Cause, want the democratic socialist who will redistribute everyone else’s
wealth (except for theirs, since their tax shelters and iron-clad trusts will
secure their inheritance from the most rapacious of government programs).
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So, the question on Trump’s lips and everyone else’s mind: what would a
Trump v. Sanders debate look like?
Trump v. Sanders debate look like?
I can imagine the Donald “You’re Fired!” Trump running rings around
“Weekend at Bernie” Sanders. “Do you have a pulse, Burned-out Bernie?”
“Weekend at Bernie” Sanders. “Do you have a pulse, Burned-out Bernie?”
They would talk about the poverty gap, inequality, the troubles of the
working man trying to get by. Sanders could tout his millions of speeches in
which he repeats ad infinitum (and ad nauseam) how the rich are getting richer,
the poor are getting poorer, etc. Trump is richer, has been bankrupt, lost
businesses, grew businesses, helped millions of people get jobs. He knows how
to game the system, knows who takes advantage of it. He talks about other
people getting richer, and Making America Great Again.
working man trying to get by. Sanders could tout his millions of speeches in
which he repeats ad infinitum (and ad nauseam) how the rich are getting richer,
the poor are getting poorer, etc. Trump is richer, has been bankrupt, lost
businesses, grew businesses, helped millions of people get jobs. He knows how
to game the system, knows who takes advantage of it. He talks about other
people getting richer, and Making America Great Again.
Trump and Sanders both blasts big trade deals which hurt America at the
expense of everyone else. Sanders wants taxes, Trump wants tariffs. At least we
can keep more of our money with a Trump Presidency.
expense of everyone else. Sanders wants taxes, Trump wants tariffs. At least we
can keep more of our money with a Trump Presidency.
Are they going to talk abortion or gay marriage? Doubtful, since the
economic populism of both campaigns has made them viable, long-lasting, and one
of them the full-on nominee for his party—and both of them were late-comers to
their respective parties, too!
economic populism of both campaigns has made them viable, long-lasting, and one
of them the full-on nominee for his party—and both of them were late-comers to
their respective parties, too!
Sanders will try to play the race card. Trump has photos, blogs, free
press showcasing his outreach with minorities of all backgrounds. Sanders will
say that the government belongs to We the People not the millionaires and
billionaires. Donald Trump is a billionaire spending his immense riches on …
what? Not his campaign, really. Trump has taken tough stances on immigration,
and has lost business because of it, but he keeps plugging away, winning
support, delegates, states, now the GOP nomination, and very likely the
Presidency.
press showcasing his outreach with minorities of all backgrounds. Sanders will
say that the government belongs to We the People not the millionaires and
billionaires. Donald Trump is a billionaire spending his immense riches on …
what? Not his campaign, really. Trump has taken tough stances on immigration,
and has lost business because of it, but he keeps plugging away, winning
support, delegates, states, now the GOP nomination, and very likely the
Presidency.
Will Sanders and Trump debate the Second Amendment? Trump should, and
will, since he shoots his mouth off, and hits the target even when he misses.
Sanders has tried to run away from his pro-gun record, and still can’t shake
away his trigger-like support for the many gun owners of Vermont. Bang! You’re
dead!
will, since he shoots his mouth off, and hits the target even when he misses.
Sanders has tried to run away from his pro-gun record, and still can’t shake
away his trigger-like support for the many gun owners of Vermont. Bang! You’re
dead!
Trump and Sanders will definitely agree on one thing: a Hillary Clinton
presidency would be a disaster for this country. An Obama third term, Clinton
will open the borders for the illegal aliens, and she will open the
taxpayer-funded coffers for Wall Street. With her hands open wide to every
corrupt dictator in the Middle East, the Clinton Foundation cashing in on these
rogue relationships, Clinton the first woman Presidential nominee will give
women of high political profiles a bad name.
presidency would be a disaster for this country. An Obama third term, Clinton
will open the borders for the illegal aliens, and she will open the
taxpayer-funded coffers for Wall Street. With her hands open wide to every
corrupt dictator in the Middle East, the Clinton Foundation cashing in on these
rogue relationships, Clinton the first woman Presidential nominee will give
women of high political profiles a bad name.
The real war on women? Hillary enabling her nymphomaniac husband, with
a rap sheet of perversions and peccadilloes so rank and disgraceful, no one has
to wonder why radical feminist Camille Paglia despises Her.
a rap sheet of perversions and peccadilloes so rank and disgraceful, no one has
to wonder why radical feminist Camille Paglia despises Her.
I want a Trump v. Sanders debate. It will be fun, informative
(indirectly), and will further cap the Hillary Clinton campaign which never
really could.
(indirectly), and will further cap the Hillary Clinton campaign which never
really could.