jimnyc
01-26-2016, 09:06 AM
Donald Trump is resonating with Republican voters, and as President Barack Obama's direct opposite, he stands to "pull off a hostile takeover of the Grand Old Party," Democratic strategist David Axelrod says in an opinion piece for The New York Times Monday.
"Relentlessly edgy, confrontational, and contemptuous of the niceties of governance and policy making, Mr. Trump is the perfect counterpoint to a president whose preternatural cool and deliberate nature drives his critics mad," Axelrod, a former top advisor of Obama's, wrote.
Axelrod said Trump may end up stumbling if Americans become tired of his actions, but still, the GOP base is "infuriated by Mr. Obama's activist view of government and progressive initiatives, from health care reform and immigration, gay rights to climate change."
And Obama's deliberation is seen as hesitancy, while his patience is seen as weakness, Axelrod continued.
"His call for tolerance and passionate embrace of America's growing diversity inflame many in the Republican base, who view with suspicion and anger the rapidly changing demographics of America," said Axelrod. "The president's emphasis on diplomacy is viewed as appeasement."
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/nyt-david-axelrod-trump-hostile/2016/01/25/id/710791/
"Relentlessly edgy, confrontational, and contemptuous of the niceties of governance and policy making, Mr. Trump is the perfect counterpoint to a president whose preternatural cool and deliberate nature drives his critics mad," Axelrod, a former top advisor of Obama's, wrote.
Axelrod said Trump may end up stumbling if Americans become tired of his actions, but still, the GOP base is "infuriated by Mr. Obama's activist view of government and progressive initiatives, from health care reform and immigration, gay rights to climate change."
And Obama's deliberation is seen as hesitancy, while his patience is seen as weakness, Axelrod continued.
"His call for tolerance and passionate embrace of America's growing diversity inflame many in the Republican base, who view with suspicion and anger the rapidly changing demographics of America," said Axelrod. "The president's emphasis on diplomacy is viewed as appeasement."
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/nyt-david-axelrod-trump-hostile/2016/01/25/id/710791/