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Trump May Think He’s President, But He’s Really Just Klan.
I couldn’t bring myself to watch Trump’s speech last night but I understand that many of the guests who showed up at Mat-a-Lago for the announcement also couldn’t bring themselves to listen to his hour-long rant except they weren’t allowed to leave the room until his bumbling spiel came to an end.
So, once again Trump shows us that when it comes to politics, he’ going to do it his way which is a way that’s never been seen before. To wit: Has any other Presidential candidate ever made an official declaration to start a campaign two years before the election takes place?
Not in my lifetime, as far as I can recall, and I’m almost eighty years old.
In 1960, JFK announced his candidacy the day after New Year’s Day. Reagan officially started his 1980 campaign on November 13, 1979. George W. Bush got into the 1980 race on June 14, 1999 and Trump made his 2016 announcement on June 16, 2015.
What used to be a one-year campaign for President then became 18 months.
But two whole years? So, from now we’re going to have to put up with campaign broadsides from Fake News for 24 months?
On the other hand, what we got last night from Mar-a-Lago was a new and different Trump. No more cursing, no more insults, no more anger directed at…