With the 2016 presidential election looming, Donald Trump remains near the top of the Republican polls. Following a string of racist and sexist remarks, Trump’s poll numbers have miraculously avoiding falling.
Just last Sunday, December 6, the day before Trump’s comments about banning all Muslims from entering the country, presumed Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton giggled at the idea of him during an ABC News interview.
Yet on Wednesday in Iowa, Clinton took a more serious approach to Trump for his recent rhetoric. She condemned his proposal as “not only shameful, it’s dangerous”, while adding that the focus of his statements are “prejudice and paranoia.”
Tuesday, former Secretary of State Clinton released an open letter titled, ““No,Donald Trump, We’re Not Barring Muslims From Entering the Country”. This is only one of the several responses by the Clinton campaign to Trump in the past few days. The campaign also released a “Love Trumps Hate” bumper sticker, and top Clinton aide Huma Abedin sent a fundraising email with the subject, “I am a Proud Muslim”.
These recent stands against Trump show that he is no longer considered a laughing matter to Democrats. As the primaries draw near, many are fearful of Trump’s staying power.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus gave a response to Trump’s latest proposal. “I don’t agree [with Trump],” he said to the Washington Examiner. “We need to aggressively take on radical Islamic terrorism but not at the expense of our American values. That’s as far as I’m going to go.”
Many Republicans fear a guaranteed loss of the presidency in 2016 if Trump wins the nomination. Many realize he has absolutely no hope of winning the general election next November, with all Democrats and moderate Republicans voting against him.
Most people in politics are simply surprised he has stuck around thus far, and are hoping his offensive comments going onward finally cause a drop in the polls.
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