“There’s no doubt about the power of celebrity,” Texas Senator Ted Cruz said in his first interview since leaving the presidential race last week. “And by any measure, Donald Trump is a phenomenon.” Donald Trump, the best-selling author, television personality, comedian, entrepreneur, entertainer, and presumed Republican nominee for President of the United States, has transformed politics by showing the American people that someone who has no politically affiliated background can indeed become The United States’ most powerful leader. After a tremendous win on May 3rd in the Indiana primary, the billionaire, Trump, forced his biggest opponent, Ted Cruz, to suspend his Presidential campaign. The possibility of a contested convention has …show more content…
Although she claims she is more qualified than anybody to attain the presidency, Mr. Trump is proving it doesn’t matter how qualified you are to compete in this contest. It is impossible at this point to assume the Trump phenomenon cannot put an end to Clinton’s campaign because the Trump campaign continues to be overwhelmingly dominant. His visibility as an entertainer has given himself a definite strength in pure recognition that is beyond any candidate ever seen in politics. The key to Donald Trump’s success so far lies in his ability to avoid being put into the same category as the political establishment, which is exactly where Hillary Clinton lies. Mr. Trump thrives on name-calling, establishment-bashing, insulting comments. He received nearly $2 billion in free media exposure this past year, more than doubling the attention paid to Hillary …show more content…
While both Republicans and Democrats favor these traditions, Donald Trump prefers just the opposite. Under normal circumstances, Mr. Trump’s behavior would not be tolerated in the Republican Party or in any party for that matter. But today, this behavior has become a strategy in winning voters over.
As he said on April 26th, "If you have a football team and you're winning and you get to the Super Bowl, why would you change your quarterback?" Lisa Shoupe, former Marco Rubio supporter and staff assistant to President Ronald Reagan, says her country has reached a point where normal circumstances don’t exist. “For that,” she says. “We should all be able to overlook Trump’s flaws.” To Linda Theis, President at Ohio ProLife Action and appointed delegate to Republican contender, Ted Cruz, says Trump, the “attention-seeking dictator” lacks a moral code and has no personal