by William Hall
Over the weekend, a video was released on the
internet showing Donald Trump making a statement about women that was vulgar to
say the least. In the aftermath of this video, almost 40 Republican
representatives have withdrawn their support for Trump, and there have been
calls for him to withdraw from the Presidential race.
But, Trump will do no
such thing. His response has been, as usual, waving two fingers at the
political establishment, though it’s surprising that such an electoral disaster
has not entirely destroyed his campaign.
Just a few months ago in the Conservative Party
leadership contest in the UK, Andrea Leadsom was effectively forced to withdraw
from the race after suggesting she was a stronger candidate than Theresa May
because she had children. Trump has enough controversial quotes against him to
fill a book, yet his campaign is still arguably going strong. It almost seems
that, due to his political outsider status, his campaign can get away with
outrageous comments and scandal that would destroy any normal politician’s
campaign. I think the fact that he can escape relatively unscathed in the polls
from publicly announcing that he was ‘clever’ for tax avoiding speaks for
itself.
His dedicated following of almost half of American
voters seem to dismiss any criticism against him, and it seems pretty desperate
when you have to attack the opposition by bringing up their husband's affairs
from well over a decade ago.
It sounds strange to think that Trump ever had a
legitimate chance of winning, but with just a few weeks left before the
election, it will be interesting to see if any more scandals unfold, and
whether he can hold his campaign together without alienating any more of the population.
well done Will - interesting and fun reading !
ReplyDeleteS Molho