All of "this" strikes me as the respective Dem and Republican bases shaking their collective ids.
Bernie's "longshot" status is vastly more realistic than Trump's. He is, after all, a career political leader with detailed (incredibly detailed) thoughts on policy and so forth, whereas Trump just kind of yells stuff.
But Bernie's still a longshot.
Trump is something else. I don't contest the idea that America is in fact dumb enough to elect an obnoxious New York real estate developer who calls Mexican immigrants "rapists" and is best known publicly for saying nasty things about Rosie O'Donnell to the White House.
But it's highly, highly unlikely. I'm not even entirely convinced Trump wants to be President. His entire strength lies in the fact he has utter contempt for the Republican Party and politics in general. He is doing weird things like giving out Lindsey Graham's cell phone number and leaving Democrats largely alone.
I think he is the embodiment of the Republican base yelling at the Republican establishment. They had one "revolution" in the Tea Party, and didn't like where that went. But they did like the anger and the anti-establishment rhetoric. So they want him out there, yelling all the things they yell at their television, out loud.
For now.
But if the election were tomorrow, I don't think there would be a Donald Trump candidacy. I think it will evaporate at some point, although it's already gone on longer than most would have guessed.
The U.K. only allows much less time -- a few weeks? of campaigning. Imagine how much less bullshit we would be subjected to if people had to focus on electing a viable leader in a short period of time.
We'd have no time for "The Donald."
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