Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Don’t discount Trump’s effect on race

Donald Trump’s ratings are soaring. Trump’s “take no prisoners” condemnations of OPEC, China and President Barack Obama resonate well with the majority of Republicans. Trump even relegates the likely Republican front-runner Mitt Romney to the trash bin of a “small potatoes” guy in a business world where Romney bought companies, downsized them by shedding workers, then sold them for a profit.

Although it is more than likely that Trump has little inside knowledge of Bain Capital where Romney was CEO, Trump gets away with denigrating Romney’s accomplishments while letting everyone know that his fortune is far greater than Romney’s.

So here is someone who is not backing down to anyone and tells everyone that Obama has been timid and forgotten the powerhouse that America truly is in the world. And Republicans and many independents are liking the message.

My guess is that if Trump decides to run, he will make a difference in the race. But if Trump loses the strength to remain in the race, he may do damage to Republican candidates who remain by his effective pounding on them while he is sporting a run.

There should be no question that Trump is attractive to many would-be voters, even while the MSNBC crowd runs him into the ground with merciless attacks. But Trump doesn’t blink. He shows no reverence for the traditions and icons of the established political world, and many like that about him.

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