Trump has been allowed to normalise bullying and violence as campaign tools within a "democracy". He should have been castigated but instead he has been rewarded.
If you think this is a bad election, just wait for the next one. It's going to be a race to the bottom of the hill.
No I do not think that is right.
Donald Trump was always being the "Apprentice Guy" the "Tough business guy" because he had nothing else to draw on. What experience could he refer to?
He needed to get the media talking about HIM more than they talked about 16 other experienced Republican politicians. How did he go? How many millions of dollars of airtime and media write ups did he steal from his opponents? I only know about 6 of those politicians and saw a little Cruz, a little Rubio, and a little of Jeb.
His rather childish insults he repeated over and over had effect. You could not think on Jeb without thinking of him as being lazy and low energy. Nor could we think of Cruz without "Lyin' Ted" entering your mind or even of Mario being so small.
As for facing off Hillary? There is NOTHING that she does not deserve. She has been shielded artificially on the basis of her being an establishment favourite and wife of an ex-President.