In Las Vegas at the Freedom Fest, Trump said, "People believe what I say." The reason they believe what he says is that Trump is the Dog Whistle Politician. He speaks their language. Every time he mentions Obama, the racists sit up and pant. When he talks about illegal immigrants, the bigots eat it up!
In his book, DOG-WHISTLE POLITICS, Ian Haney Lopez, explains how right wing politicians have used coded messages to play on people's fears and tear at the social safety nets.
ww.salon.com/2014/01/20/the_rights_dog_whistle_trick_how_it_exploits_racism_to_rip_apart_the_social_safety_net/
This is Trump's specialty. He uses lies, innuendo's, fear-mongering and hyperbole to pander to the racists and bigots of America. In Phoenix, he has a capacity crowd waiting eagerly for his next pronouncements!
Some are suggesting that Trump's appeal has its limits. Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal says that sooner or later there will be a boom. She said, "Blowhards don't wear well."
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-appealand-its-limits-1436479851
He's trying (and in some cases, succeeding) to convince the public that he's a truth teller. Many are frustrated with the state of our politics and he's also appealing to folks who just want to hear more than rhetoric from our politicians. http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/news/donald-trump-bully-blowhard-or-truth-teller/nmxKY/
While may people and corporations are distancing themselves from Trump, others are flocking to his next public appearances. Soon, he will be speaking to a crowd of 9,000 in Phoenix.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/07/11/donald-trump-wont-stop-talking-about-immigration-next-stop-phoenix/
Every time he speaks, we must fact check and get out the truth to our friends and neighbors. Politifact does it: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jun/17/fact-checking-donald-trump/
Christian Science Monitor, just published an article on Trump: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2015/0711/Fact-checking-Donald-Trump-How-he-gets-a-lot-of-things-wrong
Let's beat him with facts! Don't let people you know fall for his bag of tricks.
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