Donald Trump believes that his advantage of wealth and celebrity compensates for his lack of specifics during his debate performances. However, all of the publicity he receives - besides from his actually very ignorant supporters - can also be credited back to the people who think he's a riot and subsequently give him attention that he doesn't need or deserve. No matter what kind of attention Donald Trump receives, he's taking advantage of it.
Trump believes that extensive media coverage of his campaign is the most important aspect in his running to become a nominee, therefore he's yet to make use of his "personal advantage" over his Republican rivals. His confidence in the public, despite his inexperience with running for political office (perhaps politics in general) hints that it's not just his supporters he believes will help him in his nomination, but people who give him any attention at all.
In an interview, Trump said that he was willing to spend $100 million to become the Republican nominee. It almost feels as if this money is ammunition he hasn't used yet (but might), however it's also surprising that he feels the publicity he's gotten so far is sufficient enough, which is why he is actually yet to use this money. He explained that he had planned to spend $15 million on campaign publicity such as commercials, however cable news networks seemed to be providing "free network publicity." Although Trump's idiocy can be quite entertaining, news networks seemed to have taken this understanding to the next level, and now look what we have here: A senile, rich man running for presidency, not using his riches because of his satisfaction with the support he receives from two kinds of people - the other senile/crazy/ignorant/politically inexperienced folks, and people who sit at dinner, re-watch clips shown on news networks, and laugh at his senility.
Trump's inability to acknowledge the falsity of one audience member's statement ("We have a problem in this country. It’s called Muslims. We know our current president is one.") has been criticized by his fellow Republican candidate Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. Yet, Trump hasn't been derailed by criticism and controversy, unlike other candidates who would be.
“I’ve gotten so much free advertising, it’s like nothing I’d have expected,” he said. “When you look at cable television, a lot of the programs are 100 percent Trump, so why would you need more Trump during the commercial breaks?” Not only is Trump receiving free publicity, but he has built the ability to easily get through criticism and controversy because of the public's acceptance - whether in support or opposition of him - of his inexperience and ignorance. I think we should treat Trump like a three year old who wants attention; and that is, ignore him, and devoid him of this "free publicity" that not only he is benefitting from, but cable networks as well.
Upasna Barath
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/us/politics/donald-trump-republican-nomination.html?ref=politics&_r=0
Trump believes that extensive media coverage of his campaign is the most important aspect in his running to become a nominee, therefore he's yet to make use of his "personal advantage" over his Republican rivals. His confidence in the public, despite his inexperience with running for political office (perhaps politics in general) hints that it's not just his supporters he believes will help him in his nomination, but people who give him any attention at all.
In an interview, Trump said that he was willing to spend $100 million to become the Republican nominee. It almost feels as if this money is ammunition he hasn't used yet (but might), however it's also surprising that he feels the publicity he's gotten so far is sufficient enough, which is why he is actually yet to use this money. He explained that he had planned to spend $15 million on campaign publicity such as commercials, however cable news networks seemed to be providing "free network publicity." Although Trump's idiocy can be quite entertaining, news networks seemed to have taken this understanding to the next level, and now look what we have here: A senile, rich man running for presidency, not using his riches because of his satisfaction with the support he receives from two kinds of people - the other senile/crazy/ignorant/politically inexperienced folks, and people who sit at dinner, re-watch clips shown on news networks, and laugh at his senility.
Trump's inability to acknowledge the falsity of one audience member's statement ("We have a problem in this country. It’s called Muslims. We know our current president is one.") has been criticized by his fellow Republican candidate Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. Yet, Trump hasn't been derailed by criticism and controversy, unlike other candidates who would be.
“I’ve gotten so much free advertising, it’s like nothing I’d have expected,” he said. “When you look at cable television, a lot of the programs are 100 percent Trump, so why would you need more Trump during the commercial breaks?” Not only is Trump receiving free publicity, but he has built the ability to easily get through criticism and controversy because of the public's acceptance - whether in support or opposition of him - of his inexperience and ignorance. I think we should treat Trump like a three year old who wants attention; and that is, ignore him, and devoid him of this "free publicity" that not only he is benefitting from, but cable networks as well.
Upasna Barath
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/us/politics/donald-trump-republican-nomination.html?ref=politics&_r=0
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