Ever since The Donald descended from that Trump Tower escalator, Republicans have insisted that someone has to take him out. We’ve heard this cry from movement conservatives, political consultants, the squishy “GOP establishment,” conservatarian ideologues, and the vast majority of activists who don’t support the curiously coiffed billionaire.
Worry no longer, Republicans, for your savior has arrived. John Kasich’s SuperPAC, New Day for America, has released a 45-second collection of Trump quotes that’s sure to scuttle his quixotic campaign before voters in Dubuque and Dixville Notch get the chance to weigh in. So lie back in your La-Z-Boy, sip on your skinny half-caf grande chestnut praline latte, and enjoy the demise of Donald Trump’s political career:
Wait … that’s it? Those are, like, the same Trump quotes we’ve seen 134,282 times so far (more if you’re on Twitter). I could have uploaded this myself and I’m lousy at making videos. I’d even use a better font and add some of those cool “swoosh” transitions between clips.
Perhaps I shouldn’t worry, because the SuperPAC assures us that this is part of a larger, multichannel messaging effort:
As entertainment seekers make their way into the Columbus Convention Center this evening, New Day For America will be sharing important information reminding them that Trump can’t be trusted. A plane and banner with that message will circle the convention center from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and the video below will be part of a digital buy in Ohio and New Hampshire.
A plane and banner. Why not increase the budget by a C-note and toss in a sign spinner and one of those dancing inflatable guys?
Here’s a marketing tip for the rest of the GOP field. Donald Trump’s fans don’t support him in spite of his irreverent statements; they support him because of his irreverent statements. They like that Trump was seemingly born without the internal filter that all of us non-billionaires have spend a lifetime cultivating. When Trump blurts out the rude, weird stuff that never would have made it past the first few synapses in our brains, they laugh and applaud. I’d get fired if I said that, they think, but this guy gets away with everything. Tact is for losers; Trump’s a winner.
What do you think of the ad, Ricochetti? Is Team Kasich’s clip reel the beginning of the end for Donald Trump or would they have been better off spending their meager budget on nine holes of golf at Mar-a-Lago?
Update: Shortly after clicking “publish,” the Kasich campaign unveiled a far harsher ad against Trump.
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I’ve said since the beginning, he is a gift to the Republicans, if they have the sense to realize it. Â Talk about taking the guesswork about what will fly with the electorate -Donald does all the work for you!
Boy howdy, the initial introduction to your post had me fooled as to the direction of your commentary but am somewhat heartened to read you may be coming around to my way of thinking.
The Blue Danube for music, seriously? You’re going to take down Donald Trump with a waltz?
Is Kasich trying to appeal to the Austrian-American voter born in the 19th century? Instead how about a recent song from a hot band, with punchy lyrics?
I don’t support Trump because of his irreverent statements. I support him in spite of them.
I’d much rather have a Donald Trump who seemed to have read his own proposals, knew something about foreign affairs, had some knowledge of how the government should work as well as how it does work, and also had some grounding in conservative intellectual thought and history in general.
But I’ll take him as he is, because I have even less faith in any of the GOP establishment approved candidates like Marco Rubio or Jeb!!!!
I’ve been stabbed in back by these people so many times that I figure I should be able to get disability benefits, or at least affirmative action as a member of the pincushion-American community.
Failing that, I’m enjoying mightily the hysterical flailing of the establishment as it runs up against someone who can’t be locked down by the requirement to go into hock to the GOP donor class.
PS: Kasich’s ad is awful.
PPS: Kasich’s second ad is hilarious. Trump is now going to round up his opponents, like Pastor Niemoller warned us would happen if we voted for candidates unapproved by the GOP central committee.
Save us Johnny Kasich you’re our only hope against the Trumpian menace. Sad.
Except the GOP can’t take the advice, because accepting it would put the party in direct opposition to the party’s donor class, which will not abide the opposition to their interests.
What happens when an irresistible force hits an immovable object?
I dunno, but I figure I should get some popcorn to eat while I watch.