A lot of people, including me, thought that the Donald Trump Presidential campaign was a joke.\u00a0 I really didn\u2019t think he would ever be the front runner.\u00a0 I am still unconvinced that he can win it all, but he has already done more than anyone predicted.\u00a0 I suddenly realized this was very similar to when Arnold Schwarzenegger ran for Governor of California. \u00a0When you think about it, Arnold\u2019s candidacy was a big joke from day one.\u00a0 He announced his decision on Jay Leno and it looked absurd.\u00a0 Arnold had zero qualifications for the job, other than the fact that he was a big celebrity.\u00a0 It turned out that this was more than enough.\u00a0 Arnold not only won election, he easily won re-election.\u00a0 \u00a0He was a superstar and ultimately when a “nobody” runs against a “somebody”, somebody always wins.\u00a0 I call it the Arnold Syndrome.<\/p>\n
We have already seen this on the Democratic side.\u00a0 Hillary Clinton\u2019s campaign is a total joke, but her celebrity status has sucked all the oxygen out of the room.\u00a0 \u00a0Only Hillary can prevent Hillary from getting the nomination.\u00a0 Fortunately for the country and the world she seems destined to do exactly that.\u00a0 Watch for Democrats to desperately search for another celebrity to replace Hillary.\u00a0 If they had such a candidate now, she would already be gone.<\/p>\n
If Donald Trump was not a huge celebrity, his campaign would already be over. He has made more serious mistakes than the rest of the candidates combined.\u00a0 But he is bigger than life and all of the other candidates fade into the background when he is around.\u00a0 At this point the only person who can defeat Donald Trump is Donald Trump.\u00a0 He has a lot of baggage, but a lot less baggage than Hillary Clinton.\u00a0 Arnold Schwarzenegger had a lot of baggage too.\u00a0 No one noticed.\u00a0 They were too busy buying \u201cGubernator\u201d tee shirts.<\/p>\n
So, once again, both political parties appear to be ready to choose a President basted on the worst possible criteria: “who is the biggest celebrity.\u201d\u00a0 The Arnold Syndrome.<\/p>\n
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A lot of people, including me, thought that the Donald Trump Presidential campaign was a joke.\u00a0 I really didn\u2019t think he would ever be the front runner.\u00a0 I am still unconvinced that he can win it all, but he has … Continue reading