The Mad Donald
Donald’s a bit off the rails. Ask any Republican, Democrat, independent, whatever—chances are, they’ll agree. He’s said crazy stuff, incited violence at his rallies and has just been insulting and rude to his opponents. He is the figurehead of the crass, rude, dangerously-nationalistic American. Democrats and level-headed Republicans alike are despairing about the awful possibility of Trump’s being in office. Yet I believe they shouldn’t be; in fact, they should be rejoicing!
Ted Cruz was supposed to be the Republican nominee. He was charming, relatively polite and above all, he was educated and was, for the most part, a pretty sharp dude. The candidacy at least was in the bag—to anyone, he seemed like the perfect conservative. The GOP liked him, and more importantly, high-up members of his party liked him. Yet, to everyone’s surprise, he lost even though he and Trump weren’t all that different. In the end, they both had one distinct similarity that defined who they were. They were Republicans.
Donald’s rude. He’s arrogant. He’s insecure. He doesn’t know when to apologize, and he doesn’t know when to back down from a fight.
I personally believe that Republicanism is not the way to go; there are some who disagree with me, and that’s alright. But conservatism has definitely evolved and in this election, it has shown its true, ugly colors as a promoter of bigotry and fear. Conservatism in America is changing, but that’s a piece for another time. For now, it is important to understand why Donald Trump is a blessing in disguise.
Republicans want to repeal Obamacare. They want to defund Planned Parenthood. They want to loosen our already-lax gun laws. Regardless of who the candidate is, that is still the end goal of most Republicans. I completely disagree with them on all these subjects, and thus, would find it tragic to see a Republican president. However, to the benefit of me and millions of other Democrats, Trump has basically ensured a democratic victory. Every time he makes a racist comment, maybe 50 republicans of color change their minds about him. Every time he makes a sexist comment, maybe 50 Republican women change their minds. The point is that the more Donald talks, the less likely people want to vote for him. He and he alone has brought down the Republican party, and we should thank him for this.
Donald’s rude. He’s arrogant. He’s insecure. He doesn’t know when to apologize, and he doesn’t know when to back down from a fight. He prefers to write bitter tweets at 3 a.m. than to have a face-to-face debate. When faced with a problem of his own creation, he never admits that he’s at fault. Many of his conservative supporters who were unenthused by him are now completely terrified of what his presidency would be like (might I add with good reason). His being the Republican nominee is an incredible victory for the Democratic party; as support of Donald becomes less and less fashionable, many have no choice but to turn to Clinton (or not to vote at all, another huge problem this country will experience this election). Let’s face it; most conservatives don’t like Trump. The Democratic party’s main goal should be to try and convince these middle-of-the-road conservatives to vote for Hillary. It is of paramount importance that these votes are cast; they can, without a doubt, change the course of the election for the better. It’s incredibly good news for this country that Trump is as wacko as he is—he will be hailed as a hero by democrats for decades to come.
It’s incredibly good news for this country that Trump is as wacko as he is. If he weren’t, there would be a chance for him, a true conservative, to be elected. For all intents and purposed, Donald Trump is identical to Ben Carson and to Ted Cruz.