In Trump Runs Free , Richard Lowry argues that the way the polls are currently going Donald Trump will only gain more support, and not be stopped. Lowry uses a sarcastic and almost annoyed tone when referring Trump winning in New Hampshire, and the people who support him. Lowry shares political strategies and refers to past elections to support his view. In his column Lowry appeals to an audience who also has similar conservative views and ideals, along with those who wish to put an end to Trumps reign; especially Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio supporters. Richard Lowry does an excellent job of portraying his opinion of Trumps recent success through the use of many analogies.
Lowry begins the column with exaggeration, stating that Trump crushed the board in New Hampshire, results presidential nominees usually receive. He moves on to insult the supporters of Trump saying he is being voted for due to their “lazy complacency”. Lowry places emphasis on Trumps current victories noting that the issue is not Trump fading out, it is him being stopped. He does this to show severity and point out the level of achievement Donald Trump has received. Trump is now true competition. Lowry decides to use slang to mention the relationship Trump and Cruz used to
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Lowry does this in hopes that history will not repeat itself. He goes on to use a metaphor insulting the curent state of the Republican party “Republican electorate is dry tinder for a cleansing populist fire”. In saying so he adds to the urgency for Republicans to vote Trump out. Lowry refers to the past election with McCain claiming he was “dismantled piece by piece” he uses this figurative language to express severity. He also likes to use political terms such as “Bush machine” only something people who know about politics would understand. Lowry continues by asking a rhetorical question to get the reader thinking “will there be such a campaign against