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This caricature of<\/span> Donald Trump<\/a> was adapted by \u201cDonkeyHotey\u201d (7-4-15) from a Creative Commons licensed image from<\/span> Gage Skidmore\u2019s flickr photostream<\/a>. [Flickr<\/a> \/ CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a> license]<\/p>\n

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Good! You came here to see what I was gonna write, hoping for more rhetorical annihilations of the Evil Rascal and Most Hated Man in America, or \u2014 knowing my past stated opinions \u2014 to see if I have undergone a radical change of mind? My title and introductory lines constitute\u00a0my \u201ccomment\u201d on the state of most (critical) TrumpTrashTalk today: lots of boorish,\u00a0boring ranting\u00a0and raving.<\/p>\n

If you prefer, on the other hand, to read something a bit more calm and (I hope) reasoned, \u00a0I now present some follow-up commentary regarding\u00a0my second post back about The Donald: 15 Reasons Why Trump Wins in November <\/a>(5 May 2016).<\/p>\n

Things have moved so quickly in the last three weeks that there are now additional reasons<\/em> why he will win, that I didn\u2019t even cover<\/em> in my paper; for example, a massive shift towards Trump among young millennials<\/em>. On 25 April, Politico<\/em> was proclaiming that \u201cMillennials don\u2019t like Donald Trump.\u201d<\/a> But on 24 May, an article in\u00a0Gateway Pundit<\/em><\/a> stated (bolding in original):<\/p>\n

What should worry Democrats most is Trump\u2019s gain with millennial voters.<\/strong>
\nTrump is now in a virtual dead heat with Hillary with voters 18-29 years old.
\nThat\u2019s a 36 point swing in one month!<\/strong><\/p>\n

RedAlert Politics<\/a> reported: Clinton\u2019s support among young voters ages 18 to 29 has dropped 19 percent since March \u2014 and Trump has gained 17 percent support from the same demographic. That\u2019s a 36 percent swing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rush Limbaugh said today Trump\u2019s strategy has been amazingly effective with millennials who never heard of the Clinton sex scandals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In my #2 of 15 points, I wrote, three weeks ago: \u201cHe\u2019ll get the libertarian<\/a>, and moderate<\/a> voters by the droves.\u201d I didn\u2019t even mention independents<\/em>, because at that time he wasn\u2019t leading in that category, and was indeed struggling. I suspected<\/em> (but didn\u2019t say then) that he would gain in this category as time went on. And sure enough, it\u2019s already happening. According to Gateway Pundit<\/em> again, in an article from 21 May<\/a>, Trump leads among\u00a0independents, 48-35%, and \u201cHillary lost 13 points with independents in one month.\u201d This is according to a recent\u00a0ABC News\/Washington Post poll.<\/p>\n

In my #5, I opined: \u201cWe still have to see the aftermath of what a (probably more likely than not) FBI recommendation for indictment <\/a>on several felony counts will do to Hillary and the Democrats.\u201d Things on that front have gotten considerably worse, even in just the last few days. And so even liberal news outlets have headlines like, \u201cHillary Clinton\u2019s email problems just got much worse\u201d<\/a> (Washington Post<\/em>, 5-25-16), \u201cI really don\u2019t want to be the one to say this, but I gotta tell you, this is really hard to believe, it feels like she is lying straight out\u201d (co-host Mika Brzezinski on Morning Joe<\/em>, as reported at Real Clear Politics<\/em><\/a>, 5-26-16), \u201cEmails Add to Hillary Clinton\u2019s Central Problem: Voters Just Don\u2019t Trust Her\u201d (New York Times<\/a><\/em>, 5-25-16), and \u201cBernie Should\u2019ve Attacked Hillary\u2019s \u2018Damn Emails\u2019\u201d (New Republic<\/a><\/em>, 5-26-16).<\/p>\n

Welcome to the crowd, liberal \/ secular media. Better late than never. We\u2019ve been trying to raise the alarm about this legitimate, deeply troubling legal and national security scandal for well over a year now. You guys were dumb enough to rig the Democratic super-delegate system in Hillary\u2019s favor, anyway, so now you gotta boil in your own stew.<\/p>\n

In #6, I noted the obvious point that Bernie Sanders is dividing the Democrats \u201cin a major way.\u201d That has gotten considerably worse as well. The media was having a field day for months mocking and delighting over the contentious Republican primaries. Now the GOP\u00a0is coalescing remarkably fast, given the deep divisions that were brought out by that (ultimately healthy) process. It\u2019s the Dems who face \u00a0a convention fiasco that may resemble the 1968 Chicago convention, or even surpass it, for all we know. The Common Dreams<\/em> website asked, anxiously<\/a>, \u201cDoes Democratic Party Discord Portend Disaster at Convention?\u201d (5-18-16). The first paragraph reads:<\/p>\n

Deep divisions and disarray within the Democratic Party, fully surfaced<\/a> in the wake of the\u00a0Nevada convention brouhaha<\/a>, suggest that July\u2019s national convention in Philadelphia could serve as ground zero for a battle over the party\u2019s very soul.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In #7, I wrote: \u201c2016 resembles 1980 in many ways. Ronald Reagan was down in the polls 15-25 points<\/a> to Jimmy Carter at this time of the year. Trump is already pulling even in some polls . . .\u201d Lo and behold, last week, Trump pulled even in the Real Politics Average<\/em>, which is the average of the five most recent national polls from reputable polling companies. Today the average<\/a> is +1 for Clinton (43.8 to 42.8), because the latest Rasmussen poll had her ahead by one point. Weren\u2019t we told for months now that no<\/em> Republican had a chance, and that Kasich and Rubio had the best chance against Hillary, but that Trump had none? I said months ago that he had the best chance of any GOP candidate, for a variety of reasons, demographic and otherwise. Now I look almost like a prophet, and things are only just beginning<\/em>\u00a0(as I noted in my #8).<\/p>\n

Lastly, in #15, I acknowledged that \u201cDonald Trump is having problems with the female vote\u201d. It\u2019s tough to imagine that any sentient being could have missed that<\/em>, since the media has trumpeted few things more, lo these past many months. But even here<\/em>, things are rapidly evening out and even going in Trump\u2019s favor, if we look at the issue from the larger vantage point of the \u201cgender gap.\u201d \u00a0It now favors Trump because Hillary is even more<\/strong> unpopular among men<\/strong><\/em>. Thus, advantage Trump. The Washington Examiner<\/em> noted<\/a> (5-19-16):<\/p>\n

Besides losing in the overall poll of likely voters [by five points], the Rasmussen results show that Clinton is facing a bigger gender gap with men than Trump is with women. For women, the gap is 11 points, with 47 percent choosing Clinton and 36 percent picking Trump.<\/p>\n

But among men, there is a 22-point gap, with 49 percent of men with Trump and just 27 percent with Clinton. In the poll sample, 51 percent were women.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There you have it. Regarding at least four of my fifteen points three weeks ago, Trump is in significantly better shape now than he was then. And among two demographic groups\u00a0I didn\u2019t even mention<\/em> (among millennials and independents), he is doing much better as well.<\/p>\n

The reasons he will win keep piling up. Another (a seventh one) I didn\u2019t mention in my earlier paper would be his listing of eleven potential Supreme Court Justices that he might appoint (I suggested shortly after the paper that he should appoint\u00a0Ted Cruz: a similar strategy, and an even more unifying one). This was widely hailed as a positive sign and indication that his pick would be quite in line with what doctrinaire conservatives and pro-lifers desire. Hence, rock solid conservative Cal Thomas wrote in The Washington Times<\/em><\/a> (5-23-16):<\/p>\n

In releasing his list of potential Supreme Court nominees, Donald Trump<\/a>, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has begun to solidify his support among conservatives as perhaps no other announcement could do.<\/p>\n

The record of any of the 11 judges currently serving on federal or state benches may calm the fears of those who are not committed \u201cNeverTrump-ers.\u201d<\/p>\n

A clear sign of how well these men and women would perform on the court is the reaction by Hillary Clinton, who calls them \u201cextreme ideologues.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And it is still very<\/em> early.<\/p>\n

See my previous posts about the 2016 election\u00a0season:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is Trump a Conservative; Even \u201cReaganesque\u201d?<\/a> [1-6-16]<\/p>\n

Trump & Reagan: Shocking Similarities<\/a> [1-15-16]<\/p>\n

In (Partial) Defense of Donald Trump <\/a>[3-10-16]<\/p>\n

Roarin\u2019 Lyin\u2019 Ted<\/a> [5-4-16]<\/p>\n

15 Reasons Why Trump Wins in November <\/a>[5-5-16]<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s High Negatives \/ Polls (Dialogue)<\/a> [5-10-16]<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

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Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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