I have a TV set in the apartment, but it has never been turned on for as long as I've had it. It was given to me by a friend here who has moved back to his place in southern California. It's one of those older sets that is not compatible with digital, and I don't feel like going somewhere to get an antenna and converter box. Nor do I feel like signing up for cable.
The only TV that I watch is if I get the wild hare to go to a bar in a casino to take in some football (it happens once in a while), and the TV monitors in the commissary where I am employed. One monitor is tuned to Fox News and the other ESPN. A group of us will gather in the commissary in front of the monitor that's on Fox, where the sound is suppressed but closed caption is activated. I follow the political news both on this monitor and online using a variety of sources, and it seems as if the Presidential campaigns are consuming 50% of the news bandwidth.
In one way, following the politics is interesting, but in another way, it's disgusting. There's an entertainment factor in what Donald Trump is saying, and also in Joe Biden trying to create the appearance that he's in personal agony over whether or not to run for President. Hillary Clinton for a long time was presumed frontrunner and even inevitable in some circles within Organized Media, but a few weeks back she could only draw a crowd of 200 when she was here in North Las Vegas. That told me that her campaign was in serious trouble then, and I think it's in serious trouble now.
Likewise, I'm thinking that the Jeb Bush campaign is in serious trouble as well. He hasn't staked out policy positions that are alternative to what Hillary is proposing, and half of the country hates him anyway while the other half of the country hates Hillary. It's like watching the Super Bowl and hoping that both teams are somehow going to lose. While the Super Bowl will provide a halftime show that you might find half as enjoyable as constant diarrhea, it won't provide you other teams. Political campaigns though can and do provide entertainment that you just can't help but stare at, and we are getting that from The Donald.
I still am not convinced that Donald Trump is for real. He is saying things that most of the other candidates won't touch, and I think that's why he's doing well in the polls. People are fed up with both parties and they're quite naturally going to flock to someone who gives both of them a little hell. That's what got Ross Perot his attention, and that I think explains why Mr. Trump is doing well. The difference at this point in time is, and I'll repeat, at this point in time.........Donald Trump just might really want the big chair while Ross Perot sabotaged himself since he feared that he might win.
If the momentum of The Donald continues, he just might expose the Republican National Committee for what they really are: an elite group obsessed with the acquisition of power, which is of course an accurate description for the Democratic National Committee. The RNC is not going to stand for someone not in their inner circle grabbing the brass ring. And this brings up a couple of questions.
Will the RNC abolish the primaries, and have the nominee selected by the party bosses? Likely not likely. Their credibility is already in the trashcan but I don't think they're prepared to have their credibility taken to the landfill at this point in time.
That leaves one more question.
Will the RNC somehow "broker" the convention, and overturn the will of their electorate should Donald Trump have the majority of delegates?
Time will tell.
