Understanding the Rise of Donald Trump

People are not happy. This true on both sides of the isle. The fact that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, who are both extremely left and right respectively, have gained any traction is remarkable.  The status quo is no longer an option for many people. The two parties have offered run of the mill candidates, that have shown no imagination and no ideas to actually changing anything, for too long. Obama run on 'Change. Yes we can'. What exactly has changed? In the eyes of many Americans, nothing, and this is why the Republicans will have Donald Trump as their presidential candidate.

Donald Trump. Source: wikipedia.com

The media, including social media is all over Donald Trump as to why he should not become President. The mainstream media is so intrenched (and some would argue each media outlet is just an extension of their respective party), that every article that bad mouths Trump is encouraging more people to vote for him. I have struggled to find a positive article written about Trump. Has he really said NOTHING that would benefit the country? Or has everything he has commented on ruffled the establishment so much they have to discredit him?

This same media has for all intents and purposes, endorsed every Presidential candidate in memory. These Presidents who have ultimately been elected have not resulted in much, if any benefit to everyday Americans and have only gone on to increase the size of government and in rich Wall Street. This has resulted in a loss of trust for any candidate who the mainstream media portray as an ideal President. By default, anyone who is accepted as the right person for the job, actually is not someone who will work for the everyday person.

What is also helping Donald Trump's campaign is the likes of Russell Brand and John Oliver (among many others) coming out and giving every reason not to vote for him. The fact that they have remained silent on previous nominees, who have gone on to win and maintained the status quo, is the reason they are helping Donald Trump. Trump is different in every way a candidate could be. He is not cosy with big business and states he owes no one anything.

How bad will Donald Trump be? He may well have the House and Senate behind him, but any crazy ideas (like the wall), would only come into being through Executive Order. We might see the limits of the amount of Executive Orders reached under Donald Trump! Time will tell how this all unfolds.



** I am not endorsing Donald Trump, just attempting to explain his popularity. Actually there is no candidate that I would vote for from either main party.