Seriously? How is Donald Trump leading in the polls?
July 22, 2015 3:39 PM   Subscribe

How is this happening? Are that many of us that stupid? Am I really than naive? Explain please??
posted by harrietthespy to Law & Government (3 answers total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: While I completely understand the impulse, this is not going to work here as framed, sorry. -- restless_nomad

 
Here is some information on why Trump is leading, what it means, and who the demographics are that he appeals to.

We're living in weird, weird times, my friend.
posted by erst at 3:42 PM on July 22, 2015


Bear in mind that Ronald Reagan is revered as one of the great heroes of our nation. Trump is rich, and has been on TV.
posted by Sing Or Swim at 3:43 PM on July 22, 2015


Well, some history would be good. The 2012 Republican primary had a new front runner almost every other week for awhile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_2012

The frontrunner in a Republican primary means little. The group is really cobbled together from a mind-bogglingly large array of groups and what fires up the early and rabid reactionaries is so unlikely to carry through that you'd have a lot better chance being struck by lightning while Donald Trump thanks you personally for your service.
posted by OnTheLastCastle at 3:43 PM on July 22, 2015


« Older unhack the planet!   |   How do I make the most of this apartment layout? Newer »
This thread is closed to new comments.