To say that Donald Trump’s election was a surprise would be the understatement of the century. The democrats and Mainstream News Media were astounded, world leaders were flabbergasted, and Hillary Clinton was devastated. Even republicans, especially those who lost in the preliminary election were surprised. Perhaps the most surprised person in the whole process was Donald Trump. This was evident the other day when at a televised outdoor meeting in the White House rose garden, he said in astonishment, “I’m president! Can you believe that?”
Meanwhile, political pundits and analysts keep poring over election results and shaking their heads. Columns and papers are published with a profusion of reasons for the election results. So far, none that I have read have even come close to revealing the true reason for Clinton’s loss and Trump’s win.
Did Hillary lose because of her gender? Well, she did garner some 2 million votes more than Trump. Did the Electoral College do her in? Nope, the electoral college merely leveled the field to give the less populous states a fair shake in the election.
Hillary blames former FBI director James Comey for the ‘October Surprise’, but now that he has been fired he is no longer the goat, he is a martyr. How about the WikiLeaks factor? C’mon now, everybody knows that politicians -- especially democrats -- are masters of shady deals. Was it really surprising that the Clinton campaign was out to do Sanders in and the DNC was in collusion with that strategy?
How about those pesky Russians? It looks like the democrats are going to ride this one out for every penny’s worth. But even if the Russians were behind the hacked campaign chair emails, did it slant the election? No, it only revealed what everyone already knew, Clinton was running a crooked campaign.
No, my friends, the real reason Donald Trump is sitting in the Oval Office today is because he is not and has never been part of the Washington political scene. People are simply fed up with politicians.
Ask any person who voted for Trump why they did so and you are likely to hear, “because he’s not a politician.” Right, as arrogant and bombastic as he is, Trump is no politician. And over the last 100 some days that has become painfully evident.
When asked a question, most experienced politicians will hesitate while weighing the politically correct answer for the moment then either double talk some political blather or dance around the answer and completely avoid the question. Trump has no filter on his mouth. What comes out is something regurgitated from his gut while bypassing his brain headed straight to his mouth. In truth, even he must be surprised at what he says sometimes.
Well, there you have it. We were fed up with Washington politics, elected an outsider, and wound up with an amateur president. The only thing I can say about that is that the change is both entertaining and refreshing. One can only hope that his on-the-job training period ends before he does himself in. His ideas and intentions are all in the right direction. His execution of those ideas needs a good bit of polishing -- and maybe a zipper on his mouth.
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