Note that neither of these articles are flattering to Donald Trump, certainly not Erickson’s. What they comment on is what his growing support represents for the GOPe.
Newt Gingrich
Don’t focus on Trump, focus on American people ‘Trump-centric’ analysis misses the really big political story
As it becomes clearer that, far from self-destructing, Mr. Trump seems to be gaining strength, the Republican elites and their commentator, blogger and TV analyst allies have become more strident. Some verge on hysteria in the harshness of their condemnation of Mr. Trump.
Meanwhile, the established, experienced “professional” candidates find themselves scrambling and at times fumbling trying to keep up with the new tone, energy, aggressiveness and bluntness of the Trump campaign.
Yet a “Trump-centric” analysis misses the really big political story of 2015.
The really big, historic phenomenon of this election cycle is the anger, distrust and lack of respect millions of Americans feel for those the establishment and the elites tell them they should be listening to.
Erick Erickson (Red State)
After eight years of broken promises and Republican collaboration in Barack Obama’s agenda to expand government, the Grand Old Party has been confronted with a moral evil in Planned Parenthood. Undercover, unedited videos show Planned Parenthood officials laughing about harvesting organs from babies. The CEO of StemExpress, a business that was willing to pay extra for 50 human baby livers a week, bragged on film about her “socially liberal” sister advising Republican Speaker John Boehner on health care.
Boehner’s response has been to call for more investigations while keeping federal dollars flowing to Planned Parenthood. Boehner and Mitch McConnell have kept federal dollars flowing to all areas of Obama’s agenda. From Obamacare to the IRS to Obama’s immigration expansion, the Republicans have chosen not to use any of their constitutional powers to restrain executive overreach. Instead, they will let judges sort through everything. Privately, some Republicans support the president’s agenda and are glad he has kept them from having to take positions that might further enrage their base.
