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发帖数: 9531 | 1 Richmond (United States) (AFP) - The boundless enthusiasm for American real
estate
tycoon Donald Trump, the brash billionaire who leads the Republican White
House race, can no longer be explained as a passing fad. Why do supporters
admire him so?
Four months after launching his campaign, the 69-year-old Trump is the
preferred presidential candidate of roughly one in four Republicans.
His events have drawn large crowds, including nearly 5,000 people who
cheered him Wednesday at a raceway complex in Richmond, Virginia.
- Business savvy -
Trump never hesitates to tout his own triumphs, whether in the polls or his
sprawling international property empire. "That's the kind of thinking we
need in the country!" he boomed Wednesday, tapping a fingertip to his temple.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (C) speaks during a rally on
October 14, 2015 in Rich …
The word "businessman" reflexively crosses the lips of his supporters,
assured it is a measure of his competence.
"Our country's hit the tipping point. We're paying out more than is coming
in, and we need a businessman," said disillusioned real estate agent Terri
Brennan, 50, among the first to arrive at the complex to see Trump.
Many compared presidential power to management of a corporation: a commander
in chief must be adept at negotiation and firm in decision-making. Trump,
they said, would do far better at "managing" Russia's Vladimir Putin than US
President Barack Obama has.
And no matter if Trump does not know the name of this or that foreign leader.
"He didn't get to where he is by being a lone ranger," said Ireland-born
Alice Butler-Short, 72, a retired paralegal who moved to the United States
in the 1980s.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters during a
rally on October 14, 2015 …
"He will have the right people around to advise him."
- Independence -
Trump, a billionaire many times over, reminded the crowd he is "not
controlled by anybody."
For his fans, such independence is crucial. They applaud that he owes
nothing to special interests or wealthy donors who would demand favors in
return.
Trump's rivals see politics as "a job," Brennan said contemptuously.
Trump, who vows to self-fund his candidacy, speaks credibly about donor-
politician scheming. He himself has poured big bucks into political
campaigns of Democrats and Republicans alike, and recalled the overflowing
gratitude with which past candidates received his checks.
Could Trump's presidential bid be one big publicity campaign to boost his
brand's prestige?
"Oh please, he doesn't need publicity," said Butler-Short. "If I have $10
billion, do I need publicity?"
- America first -
"Without a border, we don't have a country," Trump stresses, renewing his
pledge to build a wall on the border with Mexico to keep out undocumented
immigrants.
At the heart of his message: America first, in the aftermath of an Obama
presidency which Trump insists diminished US standing worldwide.
"President Obama leans too much on the side of foreign countries,"
complained student Thomas Rosado, 19.
Those in the ultra-conservative Tea Party movement, some of whom have
gravitated to Trump, argue that Washington wastes too much money abroad.
"We should take care of our own here first" instead of sending it to "
countries that hate us," said local Trump volunteer Annette Truelove.
"Use it to take care of our homeless veterans, our homeless children."
- Politically incorrect -
Finally, there is the provocative Trump style, the satisfaction supporters
get in hearing him say aloud what many Americans think but keep to
themselves.
"Politically correct is just destroying us," says Matthew Weiner, a defense
contractor.
Supporters claim to be part of a "silent majority" popularized by president
Richard Nixon and embraced by Trump.
While dismissive of the political class, many Trump backers give him a pass
when it comes to his Democratic-leaning past, and appear indifferent to the
prospect of Trump gaffes with foreign leaders on the international stage.
"He's going to be a Ronald Reagan plus plus," insists Butler-Short, thrilled
at Trump's propensity for bombast over good manners.
"He's got what young people call 'the X-factor.'"
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: Richmond (United States) (AFP) - The boundless enthusiasm for American real
: estate
: tycoon Donald Trump, the brash billionaire who leads the Republican White
: House race, can no longer be explained as a passing fad. Why do supporters
: admire him so?
: Four months after launching his campaign, the 69-year-old Trump is the
: preferred presidential candidate of roughly one in four Republicans.
: His events have drawn large crowds, including nearly 5,000 people who
: cheered him Wednesday at a raceway complex in Richmond, Virginia.
: - Business savvy -
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