In the new electronic format-- Trump understands the format. It's theater. He's performing. He's not stuck to the ward politics of the party system. The backroom deal-making by old codgers smoking cigars is a thing of the past. The election happens on TV and on computers.
Trump's ace is the Dean Martin attitude-- Fug it... I don't give a damn what anybody thinks. He doesn't let the electron powered griddle cook him. Ditto for Bernie Sanders. They have figured out the new medium. You get front-and-center and let the electrons fly. It doesn't matter what you say. It's how you say it.
Donald Trump v. Bernie Sanders? A raging capitalist real estate developer versus a self-proclaimed socialist! Wow!
In the meantime everybody struggles to counter with theater of their own. Rand Paul tries to get loose and funky. But he's not loose or funky. Hillary ducks for cover. She's not used to playing it loose and shooting from the hip. Could Bill Clinton flourish in the new environment? This world where policy matters less and image counts for all? Bill learned to function with bullets flying all around him. He probably could have beat these guys.
Al Gore? A bit slow-moving. He showed no skill in managing the 2000 election fray. George W. beat him when it counted. Joe Biden? Another ward politician type.
Woe is us. Whoa is us... who survives the new environment. He who cares less. Barack figured it out. Stay cool. Be cool. Don't let birther accusations get you down. They may call you Muslim. That's okay. Don't get flustered. For it's a cool medium. And only the cool survive.
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