Alec MacGillis writing on Trump voters Nov. 10 at ProPublica.org : What they shared were three things. They lived in places that were in decline, and had been for some time. They lacked strong attachment to either party at a time when, even within a single metro area like Dayton [Ohio], the parties had sorted themselves into ideological, geographically disparate... Read more
Archive for the ‘Trump’ Category
Trumping the Elites,
November 15 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Trump==== WSJ 11/10/2016 The map tells all. Clinton won by large margins in the Northeast and on the West Coast, and in states—Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada— where Trump’s intemperate comments roused Latino voters. But outside of Illinois, a whole swath of the country, from the hills of Appalachia to the fringes of the Rockies, went solidly for Trump. Why would that... Read more
The Cheap Moralizing of Never Trump
October 18 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Hillary Clinton, Republican(s), TrumpSurely, you won’t…? ========= Three weeks out from Election Day, the Never Trump argument has been neatly summed up by Bill Maher. Not only is Donald Trump coarse and boorish, anyone who supports the man is as revolting as he is. On his show last month, Mr. Maher put it this way to Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway: “You are enabling pure evil.”... Read more
Trump and the Emasculated Voter
October 18 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TrumpThis this one some consideration. ========== WSJ 10/14/2016 By David Gelernter Some conservatives have watched their evaluations of Donald Trump’s character drop so low in recent days that on this vital question they no longer see a choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Accordingly, they are forced back onto politics and policy; and naturally Mr. Trump wins in a walk. If... Read more
Should Christians Vote for Trump?
October 18 | Posted by mrossol | Clinton, Religion, TrumpThis is worth the read. And you should give it consideration. ======= WSJ 10/13/2016 By Eric Metaxas This question should hardly require an essay, but let’s face it: We’re living in strange times. America is in trouble. Over this past year many of Donald Trump’s comments have made me almost literally hopping mad. The hot-mic comments from 2005 are especially horrifying. Can there be... Read more
McCarran-Walter Act Of 1952
September 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Immigration, TrumpOh, yes. I’m sure you have heard of it in the New York Times. ======== Wouldn’t it be interesting if, at some point during his Presidential campaign, Donald Trump asked, “Oh, by the way, has anyone in Washington DC ever heard of the McCarran-Walter Act Of 1952”? Here are the historic facts that would seem to indicate that many, if not most, of... Read more
