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Donald Trump Persuasive Essay

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Donald Trump knew exactly what he was doing. There are now 15 candidates for the GOP nomination. So, in order to winnow down the number that can be accommodated on the stage, the GOP came up with the "play off" rule for the debates, which are very important for viable candidates. Under this rule, a candidate has to maintain a 10 percent poll standing in the national polls. Before Trump announced his candidacy, he was averaging 2 percent poll in his standing, and he was not among four Republican candidates like Jebb Bush Dr. Ben Carson who are in the play off with the above 10 percent threshold. So, what would Trump do? Play to the Tea Party, right-wing conservative base of the party who are dominant in the primaries, and immigration control is one of their …show more content…

border depress wages, drain the economy without just lambasting a particular ethnic group or indulging racial profiling in the most direct, egregious fashion. But, what Trump said was red meat for right-wing conservatives. They loved it. They devoured and digested. They liked what they heard. So Trump jumped from 2 percent poll standing to 11 points now--second to Jebb who's the GOP primary front-runner for now. But, Trump is paying a hefty price for his loud-mouthedness. Univision,Televisa, NBC-UNiversal: All (television networks) have dumped Mr. Trump's Miss USA beauty pageant organization. The pageant scheduled in my city Baton Rouge, Louisiana for July 12 has taken a hit. Because, of diminished TV exposure or lack of it. But, the show will go on and shown on Miss USA web site. Macy's Department Store has joined the boycotters. It will no longer carry Trump clothing brands. But, the biggest headache Tim Stanley alluded to is the implication for the GOP in the general election, for a party trying to mend fences

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