Subject: McCain/Trump
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Alexander S. Mackler" <[email-masked]>, "Joshua Alcorn" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 18:52:38 -0400

Can I play a little bit of the contrarian on this Trump/McCain thing?  

First, the press says this comment is the beginning of the end for Trump.  Like he was really going to get the nomination anyway?  

Second, I don’t think this changes a thing with Trump.  There is definitely a 15% of the GOP primary electorate who likes his message who won’t be swayed by this comment.   If they didn’t support Trump they’d be supporting crazy Cruz or someone else.  All this does is freeze out Cruz and the others and lock up the crazy vote for Trump.

And finally, even I have to admit that I like the fact that Trump didn’t back down after he said it.  One, he has a minor point that McCain hasn’t exactly been a great supporter of veterans.  And we know he’s played up the “hero” thing when it is advantageous to him.  I think a lot of outside the beltway voters like it when a candidate stands up to the establishment and the media and doesn’t immediately apologize and say how he misspoke.  Particularly the people who support Trump.   Even if you disagree with Trump you have to admire that he’s owning his opinions and isn’t shaped by a focus group or polls.

Again, typical media pattern of trying to legitimize Trump for ratings and then tear him down when he never was legitimate to begin with.  And now the pundits are all trying to look smart by saying this is the beginning of the end for Trump.  It is like Herman Cain, Michelle Bachman, etc. all over again.

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