Wow, i watched some of the U.S. talk shows on Sunday.
Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN was most representative. I would characterize the attitude of the Republican Establishment.. define that as the Beltway (NYC to Washington) pundits, party ideologues and insiders, corporate doners and the neocon press.. as apopleptic.
The approved line now is that since the country didn't take our advice, by nominating JEB, catastrophe for the Party looms. It's more than a prediction.. it's a fervent hope on their behalf.. since they know it's the only way to wrest back control of the Party.
They are utterly dismissive and derogative of the Republican grass roots voters who've nominated Trump. They consider them the great 'unwashed', who are not listening to their betters, who are used to providing them with their opinions.
The truth is Trump could win, on the basis on what is going to be the key issue of this campaign.. TRADE. Hillary is hopelessly compromised on the issue.. her husband Bill was the most radical Free Market President of the last 50 years. She consistently negotiated and supported Free Trade as Senator and Sec. of State. Free Markets are in fact ideologically linked to Economic Liberalism.. and it seems it always goes home to roost in the Democratic Party.
Despite continuous pronouncements about how morally and temperamentally unfit he is for office.. even some more enlightened Conservatives who've talked to him say he is engaging, a good listener, deliberative, pragmatic. He's generally liked and admired by his employees.
It's true he's not a Neoconservative, this deformed child of liberalism, libertarianism, elitism and American imperialism. But he is a conservative. What's more despite the claim that he does not have the coattails to bring in Republican majorities in the Senate and House, which is likely true.. he is quite capable of forging a coalition of moderate and conservatives from both parties in the Legislative branch.
It is the radicals.. on the left and the right who fear Trump.
