Finally, after months of waiting, we have
finally been able to see Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton take to the stage and
face off head to head. The debate has proven to be the most watched televised presidential
debate in American history – with some eighty four million tuning in. Despite
the widespread hate that Trump has had directed at him from social and
mainstream media, according to the majority of polls he clearly won the debate.
Yet, he acted in a way in which many did not expect. He abandoned his usual
brash nature and was a lot more clean-cut in the way in which he carried
himself. In a sense, one could say that he acted in a very presidential manner.
Referring to Hillary Clinton as ‘Secretary Clinton’ was pure class. However,
Trump now needs to continue his winning streak. And to do so, he must be sure
to alter his tactics along the way.
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| The mainstream press never cared to mention this... |
To rally the foundations of his support,
Trump took advantage of his charisma, and how he is unashamedly outlandish when
appearing in public. It is debateable whether he should tone this down now that
he is in the final running, but if he does he may very well isolate those who
were the first of his supporters. By continuing to act in an unapologetic
fashion, he will consistently be at the forefront of media headlines, thus
keeping him in the spotlight. People have woken up to how the media and the
establishment are cosy in bed together. By reporting negatively about Trump,
his support has been able to grow. It may therefore be beneficial for him to
remain on track with his already tried and tested tactic – providing what he
says has real meaning and is factually correct. His statements around Obama’s
place of birth for example have partially been detrimental to his campaign.
Regardless of this, Trump’s skills as a politician have become much more
refined in recent months. As long as the people of Breitbart and leading
populist figures on the right such as Nigel Farage continue to guide him, she
should be successful. When he is juxtaposed with Hillary Clinton directly, this
is undeniably evident.
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| Waving to all of those deplorables Hillary? |
Now that Trump has support from people
who are not necessarily just die hard conservatives, he needs to ensure that
his appeal has a broad a scope as possible. Since Hillary Clinton became the
Democrat’s nominee for president, Trump gained many supporters purely because
he was not Hillary. Trump now needs to use the juxtaposition of himself and
Hillary to his advantage. He can prove to the electorate how he is radically
different to his opponent; for one he is not a part of the establishment, he
has not contributed to Middle Eastern Wars that have been raging for decades
and he does not support identity politics. Albeit numerous people see Trump as
being the ‘lesser of two evils’, but if this means that he will become
president, this should be of no issue. He just needs to explicitly
differentiate himself from Hillary if he is to gain the support of people
ranging from disillusioned Bernie Sanders supporters, to libertarian leaning
Republican voters.
Most crucial of all however is that Trump
puts a real emphasis on why Hillary is not fit for office. Indeed, it would be
cruel to call her ill on national television – especially with her family
watching. But modern politics has become dirty and backhanded. As long as Trump
does this tactfully, it should prove to enforce his already growing support.
After all, it is in the public’s interest not to have a president who is not
medically fit. Although, this could prove to be risky considering Trump can
often be abrasive in the way in which he uses language. If Trump worded himself
poorly regarding Hillary’s health, he could appear to be undiplomatic and
un-presidential; this is something that even Trump could find hard to shake
off. But, considering he sent his best
wishes to Hillary following her reported issues with pneumonia this would
be quite unlikely. He also needs to take advantage of his fierce patriotism,
something that the USA has been deprived off considerably during Obama’s
administration. In the light of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the numerous
terrorist attacks and the disease of SJWs’ that America is suffering from, the
country is in dire need of the fresh face of patriotism and national pride.
Trump can offer that. Trump has what Hillary lacks. Trump has genuine sincerity
and care for America, he is already a multi-billionaire businessman, and so he
has little to gain in terms of materialism. Hillary meanwhile is one hundred
per cent a part of the establishment. She is just another career politician,
seeking advancement and, worse of all, the legacy of being the first female
president. And that is all that Hillary realistically offers; that she is a
woman. That is it. Trump has more than identity politics to offer, much more.
And he needs to put a strong emphasis on this.
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| In Trump we trust. And Pepe. |
Trump’s first debate was not his finest
public performance. He did lack his usual energy and charisma. But it was not
by all means a bad performance. Trump still has two more debates to go, and he
has been able to use the first as a warm up. Not a bad attempt at all for
someone who has not spent his entire career perusing public office. And so,
providing that Donald Trump stays true to his nature (without crossing the line
too often) and confidently exposes Hillary Clinton for what she truly is, he
will win the debates by a clear margin.
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