I Guess He Doesn't Need that Guy After All [View all]

[MrWendel]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/7/13/1547825/-I-Guess-He-Doesn-t-Need-that-Guy-After-All

By Crashing Vor



The country was briefly shocked last month when Himself invited his rally crowd to “Look at my African-American!” The shock turned to laughter when a poll at month’s end showed Trump only had one African-American to point to. One percent, that is.

I guess when you’re down to one percent of any voting bloc, you get to an “Oh, well, why bother?” stage, as evidenced by Himself’s statements this week.

On Monday, as politicians as ideologically distanced as Hillary Clinton and Newt Gingrich were offering thoughtful observations on the relations between minority citizens and police, Himself decided to go full Nixon, proclaiming Himself the “law and order candidate” and predicting to the AP that the horror of Dallas “might just be the beginning for this summer.”

In the same interview, when asked if he agreed with Rudy Giuliani that “When you say black lives matter, that’s inherently racist,” Himself didn’t exactly disagree.

“A lot of people agree with that. A lot of people feel that it is inherently racist. And it’s a very divisive term.”

Himself’s upset grew as Tuesday wore on. In the evening, he told Bill O’Reilly of his outrage at “people,” like cheering New Jerseyans on 9/11, calling for moments of silence for the Dallas murderer.

It all got to be too much for Himself, who announced later in the evening that he wouldn’t be attending the NAACP convention, because it was the day before his own big party.

Whether the problem is that Trump Force One can’t make a Cincinnati to Cleveland run in less than 24 hours or some aide decided the risk of Himself pulling a Perot was too great, it’s clear that this campaign is out to mark yet another first.

Contrary to all predictions from scholars and pundits, it really is possible for a modern campaign, fueled by television and social media, to corner zero percent of a significant voting bloc.

We’re rooting for you, sir!