Thursday, August 27, 2015

Barnes: Trump's Believers

The Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes watched Frank Luntz's focus group with Donald Trump supporters. Barnes describes what he saw in some detail. See his conclusion:
One thing stood out: Trump has a solid base of support that won’t soon fade away. Those who think otherwise are kidding themselves.
Barnes finds Trump supporters to be true believers, a dangerous breed. How long before the Donald stages torchlit "Nuremberg-style" rallies? Does he need an Albert Speer, a Mike Deaver, to organize them?

Maybe not. I question whether Luntz's methodology selected "normal" Trump supporters or whether he inadvertently selected from among the most committed, the true believers.

An analogy: I and most of my peers enjoyed Beatles music, bought their albums, but were not among the screaming, hysterical fans dogging their every step. Nor did we read tedious fan mag stories about them.