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Government

Mar. 8, 2016

Along comes Donald the Conqueror

Much has been said lately about Donald Trump's presidential campaign that is rolling on in spite of his aggressively crude, in-your-face political rhetoric, but from his point of view, he is only seizing an opportunity handed to him on a silver platter.

Gideon Kanner

Professor of Law Emeritus
Loyola Law School

USC Law School

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Along comes Donald the Conqueror
From left: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich at the start of a Republican presidential primary debate in Detroit, March 3, 2016. (New York Times News Service)

Much has been said lately about Donald Trump's presidential campaign that is rolling on in spite of his aggressively crude, in-your-face political rhetoric. But from his point of view, he is only seizing an opportunity handed to him on a silver platter. You could say that after seething with anger at the excesses of the political establishment for years, and after being repeatedly lied to by politicians (e.g., "read my lips" and "you can keep your doctor"), the people are angered to a poin...

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