Donald Trump, his money and fame notwithstanding, has always struck nearly everyone as an ordinary guy. You could have a beer with him–if he drank–and not feel like he was looking down on you, no matter who you are. I am very sure the same could not be said of Joe Biden, who mainly looks at people in terms of what they can do for him, and how he can use them.
Trump was upset last night. He walked onto the stage mad. He knew Wallace almost certainly would be unfair, and that the rumors were likely true that Biden had both been fed the debate questions, and not scanned for electronics, even though he had apparently consented to it.
He knows that he was set up early on, and that lie after lie after lie was concocted by members of OUR OWN GOVERNMENT, by the media, and by the Democrats generally. He knows that all his accomplishments mean nothing to them, and that the most vapid, old, and idiotic stories will be listened to eagerly by millions of people who hate him for no reason other than that he did not toe their line.
We are told, by commentators–most of whom have never accomplished anything meaningful in most of their lives–that the President should “act Presidential”. Well, if history is any judge, “acting Presidential” means selling your principles down the river, cheap, at the first sign of trouble. We know Romney would have done it, because he HAS done it. Same with John McCain. And I think most will now admit that George W. was a RINO.
Trump is a professional business man. In business, it is results that matter. Appearances count for nearly nothing. But politics is the EXACT OPPOSITE, and Joe Biden is a politician who has been at it for so long that the average American man his age is dead. All you have to do is smile, lie with confidence, and change the topic when you are caught. Joe is a slimy human being, but he is a good politician. Yes, that was a redundant sentence.
But Trump is human first. He really wants to help people. He really wants to do good things for the world.
I can only imagine how nauseating that spectacle was for him. He feels that Creepy Joe will ruin everything good in this country if he somehow insinuates himself into the White House. He sees it. It is his job to stop it, and he is opposed by nearly everyone with a platform in most of the media. Most celebrities oppose him–at least publicly–the NFL, NBA, most academics on most college campuses, nearly all media, etc, etc.
He’s certainly not alone–63 million Americans, I am quite sure–are glad they elected him, and the number of his supporters is likely growing. But the guy is human. He reacts honestly, not in some practiced act. You know what he is feeling most of the time.
And in my view, this IS Presidential. We don’t need another actor in the White House. We need a Mensch, and that is what he is.
Moving forward, though, he needs to practice his “why me” story. This is basic selling. You memorize the list of accomplishments, and point out the pitfalls of your opponent. The stock market already dropped after that debate, because Trump did not do that well, and Biden did not have the attack of dementia, which many of us were hoping for. I don’t think anyone with a brain is in any doubt that Biden getting elected would be a economic catastrophe, with a full blown Depression a very real possibility.
There are lots of smart people out there quite capable of giving Trump good advice. For my two cents, I kind of feel like the people who would be perfectly OK wearing masks the rest of their lives will vote for Joe Biden, and those who are tired of this bullshit will vote for Trump, their public support for Biden notwithstanding. What goes on behind closed voting booth doors is your own business.