How will Trump reconcile the rest of the party to his leadership? The early signs are ominous.
However, Trump starts the general election race in a precarious position.
John Kasich remains in the race, but he’s a minor candidate at this point. His millions of ardent followers have practically created a cult.Īfter months of obsessing over the delegate math, Ted Cruz’s exit from the race has rendered the calculations moot. As controversial as he is, few presidential candidates have equaled Trump’s fire on the stump. But will Sanders’ passionate troops ever embrace and work for a conventional politician many have grown to dislike intensely? With sky-high unfavorable ratings that aren’t all that much better than Trump’s, how can Clinton turn around a public that clearly dislikes and mistrusts her? Her minimal political skills and inability to inspire voters contrast sharply with Trump’s nerve and verve. Impressive as Bernie Sanders’ insurgency has been, the nomination will belong to Hillary Clinton - assuming the FBI doesn’t intervene. The full picture is unknown as May dawns. We’re left to our own devices to project this autumn’s gathering storm. Imagine how Thompson would have skewered Hillary and The Donald! After all, Thompson could call Hubert Humphrey, a good man who got caught up in a bad war, “a treacherous, gutless old ward-heeler who should be put in a goddamn bottle and sent out with the Japanese current.”Īs we watch with dismay the bitter, riot-inducing, slash-and-burn politics of 2016, fear and loathing is returning with a vengeance. A good bit of what he penned applies to the 2016 contest shaping up between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Booze and acid fueled his writing, but piercing insight made his work timeless. Probably our only real chance to understand today’s bizarre quest for the White House died with Hunter Thompson. Thompson, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 (1973) You almost have to be a rock star to get the kind of fever you need to survive in American politics.” It’s come to the point where you almost can’t run unless you can cause people to salivate and whip on each other with big sticks. “The whole framework of the presidency is getting out of hand.
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