The empire maybe winning against Donald Trump but may lose the war. From the beginning he has faced abuse like no other candidate for president. Arianna Huffington, who founded the Huffington Post, called him a 'dangerous buffoon', like Kim Jong-un of North Korea. The New York Times cannot find a " scarier nightmare " than Donald Trump. Never mind that the killing of Saddam Hussein, on a lie (Huffington Post), by George Bush led to the rise of ISIS. Obama has just admitted that killing Gaddafi was the 'worst mistake' of his presidency. Bombed into near oblivion in Syria and Iraq, ISIS is shifting to Libya, where it can replenish its coffers if it gains control of Libya's oil. Libya has become the new starting point for migrants after the deal between Europe and Turkey, closed the Greek route. Which means ISIS can send in many terrorists from Libya. So why has Trump won so many primaries? There is a large section of people who feel left out of the political process. They are mainly white, without college degrees and are afraid of terrorism. These people are more concentrated in liberal areas which may seem counterintuitive, but maybe because liberals see them as stupid white racists. Liberal anger was expressed against voters who were labelled as "piggish, racist, sexist, xenophobic". If Trump is so bad why does the media waste so much time on him? Because it increases their ratings. Trouble is the Republican Party leaders are against Trump. Maybe because they are scared that, as an outsider, Trump will be hard to control, but mainly because they think that he will be trounced by Hillary Clinton, who is still the presumed candidate for the Democrats. Will he? Donald Trump is certainly unpopular with an unfavorable rating of 67%, but Hillary Clinton is tied with Ted Cruz on 53% unfavorable rating. Bernie Sanders has just won Colorado with 63% of votes. Sanders is more popular than Clinton and both Republican front runners, Trump and Cruz. Why is a socialist so popular among Americans? Because of Republican Party machinations. They have been after Clinton for years, first over the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens in Benghazi in September 2012 and then getting the FBI to investigate whether she used her private server for confidential emails as Secretary of State. A trumped up charge against Trump's campaign manager by a female reporter has been dropped. Ted Cruz won the all delegates in Colorado by dubious means and now seems to have won the delegates in Georgia even after losing the primary. Apparently leaders of the Republican Party can ignore results of the primaries and choose their own candidate for president by a system of 'brokered convention'. If Bernie Sanders wins in November the Republicans would have been instrumental in electing a socialist president. Will they feel the Bern?
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