“The first point to make is that Trump is resonating with a lot of people,” Mark Krikorian, executive director for the Center for Immigration Studies, told The Hill. “It’s not just Republicans, but a lot of ordinary Americans,” he said. “It’s precisely because regular politicians aren’t addressing the issues they are concerned about.”
And while Mr. Trump may be hurting the Republican Party, he is helping himself. He came in second place in two recent national polls of the 2016 Republican field, and is rising fast in New Hampshire.
But something else might also be going on. Mr. Trump is running the hardline on immigration, but more moderate Americans don’t like it. Perhaps Mr. Trump is just a foil, there to make the hard-liners look silly and smooth the way for a softer voice — Sen. Marco Rubio or former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
With his money, Mr. Trump could stay in the race a long time. He could even switch over to run as an independent. But you watch: He’s in this race with a directive — from the Democrats, the Republicans, the Bilderburgs, Rupert Murdoch, no one knows — and when he achieves the goal, he’ll slip back under the rock he crawled out from.
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