Election 2016: Why Donald Trump is staying on top for now
- 8 years ago
Donald Trump won the last GOP debate of 2015 because he was more Trump than ever - and that's working well for him.
When the candidates weren't committing themselves to feats of strength, they were talking about the cascading dangers America faces, fomenting a sense of fear in the hopes that it will create a greater appetite for the muscles they're flexing.
That's just another kind of strength competition, which again helps Trump.
Trump also benefited because other candidates stayed away from him.
Jeb Bush's and Sen. Rand Paul's attacks weren't particularly effective in ways that would strip Trump of votes.
Candidates talked a lot about "political correctness," which makes them sound like Trump clones, even if they were talking about that scourge before he was.
When the candidates weren't committing themselves to feats of strength, they were talking about the cascading dangers America faces, fomenting a sense of fear in the hopes that it will create a greater appetite for the muscles they're flexing.
That's just another kind of strength competition, which again helps Trump.
Trump also benefited because other candidates stayed away from him.
Jeb Bush's and Sen. Rand Paul's attacks weren't particularly effective in ways that would strip Trump of votes.
Candidates talked a lot about "political correctness," which makes them sound like Trump clones, even if they were talking about that scourge before he was.