He won five states last night with popular vote tallies far greater than expected, and you’re still not worried?
Nate Silver says it’s “his nomination to lose,” and you’re still not worried?
He’s developing what appears to be a pretty plausible rust belt strategy, and you’re still not worried?
He’s fleshing out his foreign policy agenda—sounding almost as presidential as 43—and you’re still not worried?
Susan Page says we “shouldn’t make assumptions” about how the election’s going to turn out if he’s the nominee, and you’re still not worried?
He delivered a speech today that the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee described as “very good,” and you’re still not worried?
He’s already having a negative effect on the economy, and you’re still not worried?
Megyn Kelly is yielding to his dubious charms, and you’re still not worried?
A major poll has him at 50% support among Republicans and Republican leaners nationally, and you’re still not worried?
Really?
Let’s get into that last one for a moment.
There are 146,311,000 Americans registered to vote (actually, probably a few more now—that was as of August 2015—but let’s work with those numbers). 41% of those, or 59,987,510, are Republican or Republican leaning. And half of those, or 29,993,755, support him.
You can look at it this way:
The U.S. population is, at the time of this writing, 323,439,880. So, one in eleven Americans supports Donald Trump.
That doesn’t sound so alarming.
Or you can look at it this way:
Thirty million Americans are in favor of electing as their highest representative a man who’s racist. Misogynist. Anti-immigrant. Whose campaign tactics are right out of the dictator’s playbook. Who opposes marriage equality. Who thinks carrying concealed weapons should be an American birthright. Who thinks choosing a running mate who’s actively anti-LGBT would be a “great idea.” Whose platform is named for a political movement allied with Nazi goals. Who doesn’t believe in climate change. Who wants to deny health care to the people who somehow get through his wall.
Thirty million Americans.
I could go on. But I’d rather just ask you a question.
You’re still not worried?