I think he has a decent chance at winning.
Looking at his likely opponents,
I don't think Hillary was destined to make the Presidency - no offense in any way to her - she's amazingly competent but she doesn't present well to the public. And before anybody says "And you think Trump does?!?" I know what you mean and will explain in a sec. Hillary is too introverted and secretive and this I think has always been threatening to the public in a subtle but strong way. She's not a center stage limelighter. She is a master behind the scenes type talent and I say that respectfully and sincerely.
Jeb Bush simply doesn't inspire much confidence and most people cringe at the thought of another Bush in the White House. But I would look at him differently if he had the kind of gumption his brother has, but he does not. He appears too meek for the job.
Bernie Sanders is too cantankerous and pessimistic to take the big chair IMO. And, although he is very in touch with the ideologies of what a large faction of the public wants to hear, his appeal is more on the emotional and sentimental level - he appeals to people wanting to tune into being pi&&ed off - hence pessimistic. He's become an expert on everything that's wrong with not a lot of practical solutions to make them right. Bill O'Reilly of all people got his goat on this and Sanders just got sullen on him.
Trump is a brash loudmouth with a ton of gumption. He ain't a-feared of nothin' . .. . . . .in a way he comes across like James Dean. He's a rebel and an outsider that doesn't seem to belong to any party. He's a lot like America was just before the Revolution. America was born from rebellion and loves a good rebel. They might be willing to excuse his foot-in-mouth disorder. We've had worse.
Also, we've had 8 years of a President who you couldn't say anything bad about without inciting a racism argument. We've been embroiled in deeply divisive and polarized times. With Trump, the country might actually feel unified in an odd way - 4 years of a Trump bashing party. He can take it and doesn't care. That's actually one of the traits of a good leader.
I think America is in the mood for something different, and Trump does seem to qualify for that much more than the other candidates.
It seems like there's this giant festering resentment over nation on the subject of political correctness on the subject of not offending anyone. I don't think it's that people secretly want to offend anyone, its just that they're tired of feeling like they have to walk on eggshells over every little thing. And, it's often worse when people feel like they can't speak their mind because things eventually turn nasty. Enter Trump. Mr Rocketmouth kind of blows the lid off that pot in a grand way. He's an easy target. People might actually get along better along political lines - in between their eye rolls and laughter at his assorted shortcomings. Again, we've had worse, and we've survived.
Looking at his likely opponents,
I don't think Hillary was destined to make the Presidency - no offense in any way to her - she's amazingly competent but she doesn't present well to the public. And before anybody says "And you think Trump does?!?" I know what you mean and will explain in a sec. Hillary is too introverted and secretive and this I think has always been threatening to the public in a subtle but strong way. She's not a center stage limelighter. She is a master behind the scenes type talent and I say that respectfully and sincerely.
Jeb Bush simply doesn't inspire much confidence and most people cringe at the thought of another Bush in the White House. But I would look at him differently if he had the kind of gumption his brother has, but he does not. He appears too meek for the job.
Bernie Sanders is too cantankerous and pessimistic to take the big chair IMO. And, although he is very in touch with the ideologies of what a large faction of the public wants to hear, his appeal is more on the emotional and sentimental level - he appeals to people wanting to tune into being pi&&ed off - hence pessimistic. He's become an expert on everything that's wrong with not a lot of practical solutions to make them right. Bill O'Reilly of all people got his goat on this and Sanders just got sullen on him.
Trump is a brash loudmouth with a ton of gumption. He ain't a-feared of nothin' . .. . . . .in a way he comes across like James Dean. He's a rebel and an outsider that doesn't seem to belong to any party. He's a lot like America was just before the Revolution. America was born from rebellion and loves a good rebel. They might be willing to excuse his foot-in-mouth disorder. We've had worse.
Also, we've had 8 years of a President who you couldn't say anything bad about without inciting a racism argument. We've been embroiled in deeply divisive and polarized times. With Trump, the country might actually feel unified in an odd way - 4 years of a Trump bashing party. He can take it and doesn't care. That's actually one of the traits of a good leader.
I think America is in the mood for something different, and Trump does seem to qualify for that much more than the other candidates.
It seems like there's this giant festering resentment over nation on the subject of political correctness on the subject of not offending anyone. I don't think it's that people secretly want to offend anyone, its just that they're tired of feeling like they have to walk on eggshells over every little thing. And, it's often worse when people feel like they can't speak their mind because things eventually turn nasty. Enter Trump. Mr Rocketmouth kind of blows the lid off that pot in a grand way. He's an easy target. People might actually get along better along political lines - in between their eye rolls and laughter at his assorted shortcomings. Again, we've had worse, and we've survived.
