ARE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE MEDIA NOW IRRELEVANT?

The Republican establishment, more rabid than ever, has once again failed to diminish the candidacy of Donald Trump.  Is it possible that the so called establishment's credibility is so low that they are irrelevant in controlling the direction of the party? After decades of promising reform, smaller government, balanced budgets, and less regulation they have produced little results, if not outright losses. Is it game over for anyone labeled as "establishment"? The worst thing on a resume is serving for decades in Washington.  With years of a foreign policy, without defining a long term objective or able to articulate an end result, are we really expected to support these people again? You hear that Trump has only 30% of the vote, and then when the candidates thin out,  the establishment's men will reap their votes. The combined establishment numbers of Bush, Christie, and Kasich are at 9% in the latest poll. The Trump, Cruz, and Carson, who would all be unacceptable to the establishment, account for over 64% of the voters.  Their only hope is to rig a convention for this year and run new stealth candidates in the future. (See post from Oct. 22, 2015)

While Trump is inarticulate at times and not always perfect with his facts, what separates him from the party favorites is that voters believe he has the best interest of the country as his priority.  The establishment candidates can spend millions on ads, drag out Bob Dole, John McCain, and Mitt Romney, but it only reinforces the failures of the past. They are not believable and they will not recover for 2016.

The media, including Fox, must be getting the message that they can no longer control what the issues and solutions should be... it appears that Americans have finally started paying attention and thinking for themselves. I hope that is the case.

I suspect the Democratic establishment is going to be in the same boat. I believe they are about to lose support of manufacturing unions, police unions, trade unions and anyone who is able to see they have not been working in the best interest of private sector workers. They will become the party of the fringes and the government employee unions.

We will see how this all plays out.  It may be the greatest show on earth.