It’s been six whole months since Donald Trump first announced his bid for the 2016 presidential election and he’s still polling at the top of the pack. In fact, after the recent Republican debate on CNN, Trump is polling at a staggering 36 percent. Ben Carson, his closest competitor, received only 12 percent of the vote on that same poll.
When the reality TV star and real estate mogul announced his campaign, we all laughed. If there’s one thing Trump really succeeds at, it's inciting television drama. Whenever Trump participates in a debate, there is always one clear winner: the network on which the debate aired. Donald Trump on a debate is great for ratings—it’s almost guaranteed that he’ll say something outrageous at every appearance. He knows exactly how to create a buzz and get people talking, usually for all the wrong reasons. It would seem for Trump that any publicity is indeed good publicity.
But this isn’t a joke anymore.
With the Iowa Caucus, the official start of the 2016 primary elections, less than three months away, it’s safe to say Trump will win the Republican nomination. (Under normal circumstances, I would add a clause with something along the lines of “barring any scandals,” but these always seem to work out in Trump’s favor.) This means that Trump will be one of two men or women with a real chance at becoming the 45th President of The United States of America—the so called “Leader of the Free World.”
Let’s not forget that this is the man who was kicked off his own network for derogatory comments towards Mexicans. More recently, Trump’s proposed “Muslim Ban” has him being compared to Hitler, and even prompted the White House Press Secretary to pronounce Trump “disqualified” from being president.
So, we are going to reward his outlandish bigotry by…nominating him for president?
This would all make a lot more sense if Trump’s ideals really appealed to the conservative base, but most of his stances are moderately liberal, but with some bigotry and gun-craze thrown in.
Is bigotry all it takes to be appealing to the GOP base? While this is the same base that polled 30 percent in favor of bombing the fictional city of Agrabah, I would hope that they would pick a candidate that represents their actual core values and can adequately represent the country.
So, make sure you're not supporting Donald Trump just because he's entertaining, or because he's "edgy" and not "politically correct." This man has a serious chance of becoming the next president. Pick a more serious candidate.
