Trump Gets Bump in New Hampshire

Donald Trump managed to capture one-third of the Republican votes cast in New Hampshire and that, by virtue of the still crowded field of candidates, guaranteed him a yugge(sic)victory. My post of yesterday, here projecting that Trump could not meet expectations in New Hampshire did not materialize. So as a prognosticator I came up short on this one. But as a political analyst I am as confident today as I was yesterday that as the election cycle grinds on the Trump allure will wear off.

Elections are basically tests of trust. Ideally that trust in a candidate is based upon many variables with the most critically important variable being an ability to persuade that he or she is best qualified to protect the interests of the voters. In Trump's case that trust is premised upon his personal assurance that whatever he does will be "great." No policy prescriptions, no game plan, no specifics, just a pledge that he will do huge things and do them well.

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