We really do need to thank Donald Trump. His campaign has singlehandedly increased the interest in 2016 politics to, perhaps, an all-time high. People are fascinated by what he says, how he says it, and how he responds to what other people say. People may scrunch up their nose and call him a jerk (or far worse) but they can’t take their eyes away from the shiny, loud, obnoxious beast that is dominating the news.
And that’s a good thing.
So who is enjoying this ride the most?
I would imagine the greatest benefactor of the Trump phenomenon has been political cartoonists. Wow! What amazing fodder? They’re brains must be exploding. And they are probably cursing because they can’t keep up with their ideas fast enough before new ideas come spewing forth from his mouth.
Trump is also good for Facebook. My goodness. The feeds dominated by Trump. It seems like 99% of them are negative, but it’s still good for Trump and good for Facebook.
Students. Actually, whenever I pull up the RealClearPolitics info about the election on my US History class, everyone is interested. Everyone is engaged. Really, would anyone care if it was Bush vs. Clinton. Trump has invigorated vast amounts of people to be engaged in the political process.
Republicans. Sure, there are plenty of pundits out their who say this is the end of the Republican party and that there’s going to be a major split and … I don’t buy it. If I’m the Democratic Party right now, I’d be shaking in my boots a little bit to see the juggernaut that Trump has created. The Republican turnout during these primary elections is through the roof. The engagement is high. This has expanded the reach of the Republican party, and if they can keep it all together through this toxic campaign season, there’s no reason they shouldn’t win in November against Clinton. Of course, anything can happen and you can’t predict anything accurately this time around.
But that’s why it’s been so much fun. This has been a political junkie’s dream presidential campaign, and we owe it all to Trump.
Author Mark W Sasse 
2 responses to “Trump has been good for everyone!”
I have to admit, while I am NOT a Trump supporter, I have enjoyed a brief respite in the animosity between my friends on opposite sides of the aisle. It seems for once we all agree on something. None of us like Trump very much. And if we can come together on that, maybe, just maybe, we can move a little bit toward civil discussions on other issues and learn something from one another.
My son’s friend at work went golfing with Trump on one of his courses (it was a chance thing–they didn’t know each other) and half way through the match Donald stopped and ordered hot dogs be sent for everyone since they were hungry and the Donald was raving about bringing in the best hot dog maker and wanted everyone to enjoy them as much as he did.
He reminds me of the brash uncles and aunts of my youth growing up in the NYC area. I love hot dogs.