Summary Of David Brooks Stay Sane America Please

Argument On Argument - “Stay Sane America, Please!” In his op-ed, “Stay Sane America Please!” author David Brooks reasons that presidential primaries have become more of a playground for the DNC and RNC (GOP) rather than a serious political event. For example, Brooks makes the fair point that even if a candidate such as Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Bernie Sanders “can sweep Iowa and New Hampshire,” they still have to be “broadly acceptable to all parts of the party” to win the nomination (3). Backed up by previous election results, this shows that Brooks believes that even though these candidates are supported by their national committees, they will not be able to win the primaries due to the views of voting citizens, making the efforts

As evidence to this only about “9 percent of the people pollsters try to reach actually respond” and they are disproportionately older (Grim and Jackson). Regarding the importance of the Iowa caucus results, only “71 percent—or 5 out of 7” Democratic candidates since 1976 who have won the Iowa caucus have become the party's nomination while only “3 out of 7” Republican victors have moved to the general election (Evers and Kaufman). However, I disagree with Brooks that candidates such as Sanders and Trump have created an less serious and less professional outlook on primaries in our country. I believe that candidates, such as those, have enough experience to be president and a good reason to run for that office. Regarding the importance of poll numbers before the primaries begin, I agree with Brooks in that they are overstated and overemphasized by media. Currently, donners use poll numbers to “help them decide whether it's worth purchasing a particular candidate,” CNN and Fox news both use poll numbers to “decide which candidates to include in the first GOP presidential debates,” and party members even use polls to “decide which candidates to back in primaries” (Grim and

I disagree with this reasoning and believe that even if our most popular primary candidates are considered political ‘outsiders’ to the process or political extremists, their campaigns, powered by anger toward our current politics, are very resonant among many Americans. Firstly, the idea early on in the primaries that the general election could end up being “Bush against Clinton” made the politics of our country at this point seem very “stale and dynastic, rigged on behalf of a tiny political elite” (The Economist). With this in mind, American politicians such as Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump decided to enter the race in order to represent the vast American public who do not support political dynasties such as those Clinton and Bush are a part of. Being the big names in politics that they are, Clinton and Bush would be able to win against any outsider, such as Sanders or Trump, who would enter the race. Instead of this outcome, Americans have decided to stand up for a more fair political system that represents their beliefs rather than those of political dynasties by supporting the ‘extremist outsiders.’ The reason candidates such as Sanders and Trump have been able to get so much support