We begin with Gabriel Trip’s, "Kasich Defiant as G.O.P. Presses Him to Quit Race to Thwart Trump." This article tells us of Republicans hopes for Kasich to drop out of the race and back Sen. Ted Cruz. It is believed by Republicans that Sen. Cruz has a better chance at beating Donald Trump in the presidential race than Kasich does. However, Kasich has refused to pull himself from the race stating “[…] he, not the Texas senator, was the best option to stop Mr. Trump.” (Paragraph 2) This argument seem to not hold weight after the voting on Tuesday, March 22 where he received no delegates in either Utah or Arizona. While many of those choosing to back Cruz have a closer ideology with Kasich they have made the decision to support Sen. Cruz in their beliefs he is the better candidate to defeat Donald Trump. Kasich argues he is able to win “[…] in most of the remaining states, not those who identify as ' 'very conservative ' ' or evangelical, who have been Mr. Cruz 's base of support.” (Paragraph 11) Mr. Kasich knows he has no hope of becoming the nominee by winning delegates, what he believes will take place, is that Trump will also not have the delegates needed to secure the nomination and he can win the nomination through the national convention. Although, for Mr. Kasich to have his name entered on the ballot by the national convention he would have to when eight states; which has not yet taken place. My thoughts are, I can sympathize with the Republican Party in thinking that Kasich should remove himself as opposition to Sen.
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Cruz. I do not believe Mr. Kasich remaining in the race at this point will be beneficial in the Republican Party’s efforts to thwart Donald Trump. Albeit, I can understand Mr. Kasich not wanting to just hand the nomination to Sen. Cruz when he feels he is the better candidate to defeat Donald J Trump. Mr. Kasich, may in fact, be the better man for the presidency; but does that mean that American voters are knowledgeable enough with Kasich’s viewpoints and ideologies to choose him over Donald Trump for starters, and then Hillary Clinton?
In our next article from the New York Times titled “Learning Lessons from Outrage” the author opens by referring to Donald J Trump as a demagogue. Webster’s dictionary gives us two definitions for demagogue:
1: a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power.
2: a leader championing the cause of the common people in ancient times. You may draw your own conclusion as to which definition this author is referring; however I am under the impression that Donald J. Trump is not living in ancient times. The author states the uncanny ability Donald J. Trump has to manipulate the media in his favor. It is quite possible this presidential candidate has had more free publicity than any other because of his experience in marketing and media. This article states, regardless of Trump’s “[…] vague, hollow message that says little even as it promises much […],” he is still rising to power. (Paragraph 5) The author is worried that we have seen leaders before which came to power because of their extreme ideas and personality traits and these were not good choices after all. The author, Charles blow, states that the Republican Party is no longer aware of who their voters are, and if they are aware, they have underestimated their ability to control their voters. This author goes so far as to say, the Republican “[…] base has been gorging itself on fear and anger, vileness and the possibility of violence.” (Paragraph 8) Charles blow says the Republican Party has just ow become aware and is frantically trying to block the nomination of a beast of its own making. In this article, it is stated that, “[…] this is not just about being against the real estate developer. It 's more. It 's about being for something: nobility, honor and character, righteousness, civility and togetherness. We have to decide who we are as a country, not as an opposition force but as a positive, proactive force […]” (Paragraph 17). My initial thoughts on this article was that this author is extremely again Donald J Trump.
Cruz. I do not believe Mr. Kasich remaining in the race at this point will be beneficial in the Republican Party’s efforts to thwart Donald Trump. Albeit, I can understand Mr. Kasich not wanting to just hand the nomination to Sen. Cruz when he feels he is the better candidate to defeat Donald J Trump. Mr. Kasich, may in fact, be the better man for the presidency; but does that mean that American voters are knowledgeable enough with Kasich’s viewpoints and ideologies to choose him over Donald Trump for starters, and then Hillary Clinton?
In our next article from the New York Times titled “Learning Lessons from Outrage” the author opens by referring to Donald J Trump as a demagogue. Webster’s dictionary gives us two definitions for demagogue:
1: a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power.
2: a leader championing the cause of the common people in ancient times. You may draw your own conclusion as to which definition this author is referring; however I am under the impression that Donald J. Trump is not living in ancient times. The author states the uncanny ability Donald J. Trump has to manipulate the media in his favor. It is quite possible this presidential candidate has had more free publicity than any other because of his experience in marketing and media. This article states, regardless of Trump’s “[…] vague, hollow message that says little even as it promises much […],” he is still rising to power. (Paragraph 5) The author is worried that we have seen leaders before which came to power because of their extreme ideas and personality traits and these were not good choices after all. The author, Charles blow, states that the Republican Party is no longer aware of who their voters are, and if they are aware, they have underestimated their ability to control their voters. This author goes so far as to say, the Republican “[…] base has been gorging itself on fear and anger, vileness and the possibility of violence.” (Paragraph 8) Charles blow says the Republican Party has just ow become aware and is frantically trying to block the nomination of a beast of its own making. In this article, it is stated that, “[…] this is not just about being against the real estate developer. It 's more. It 's about being for something: nobility, honor and character, righteousness, civility and togetherness. We have to decide who we are as a country, not as an opposition force but as a positive, proactive force […]” (Paragraph 17). My initial thoughts on this article was that this author is extremely again Donald J Trump.