Though abrasive, Donald Trump speaks voters’ minds

Carly Travis, Opinions Editor

Is Donald Trump’s ideology off center?

I say maybe not. The rather narcissistic GOP candidate tends to spit misogynistic comments left and right and I’m not necessarily prepared to agree with those ones specifically. Nonetheless, I’d like to explore a modified explanation as to why Trump may not be so bad.

The polls are in and the republicans seem to have become a little less, well, republican. What I mean by that is they want an outsider; a Donald Trump type should suit the bill.

“What is an ‘outsider?,’” you ask in bewilderment. It’s not someone who was allegedly born in Kenya then maybe Indonesia, but rather a candidate who doesn’t stick to the political status quo.

What separates Donald Trump from a typical presidential candidate and makes him an outsider is that he says what the general public is thinking and he says it in a very brash way. I don’t know if that’s a fault; I kind of like it. Trump has the liberty of being so direct because he’s not beholden to PAC money: he’s a billionaire!

In an article written in The New York Times during the latter part of the summer by my favorite right-wing player David Brooks, Donald Trump is described as someone who has come into the race at the right time. This is because it appears the public wants something different within the political arena.

The ex-Apprentice host (whose role is now being filled by none other than our favorite ex-politico Arnold Schwarzenegger) has reintroduced the controversy of illegal immigration, something that Obama failed to address during his presidency.

His proposition includes constructing a wall along the Mexican-American boarder and inviting all those who have overstayed their Visa’s to return to their motherland.

Oftentimes when we here the spray-tanned, yellow-hair entrepreneur speak, his ideas are sinking under words like “rapists” and “drug dealers” and “sodomized.”

Trump’s plan to build a wall isn’t bad, just poorly articulated. That’s where the others candidates come in. It appears that Trump’s counterparts are riding on his coat tails. They listen to what he advocates because, let’s face it, he’s wining at the polls.

For example, candidate Jeb Bush has taken the opportunity to use Trump’s foundation and make it his own. He would rather see those who are already here illegally earn their citizenship, proving they’re unworthy of Trump’s knife.

Trump needs the surrounding contenders to clean up his ideas and pave the way for a better future. We shouldn’t deport all illegal immigrants because “we are losing our economy to Mexicans,” as Trump puts it, but instead rely on the American foundation that you can make it here.

We’ve all heard of the American Dream and many illegal immigrants come to the U.S. with that in mind. By allowing strivers to stay, supplying jobs, licenses, insurance, and most importantly paying taxes, we’re giving them a chance to pay the country back, just like everyone else.

Whether or not Donald Trump becomes our next Commander in Chief has yet to be determined, however, it’s becoming apparent that Mr. Trump’s adversaries are taking notice of his not so bizarre ideas and spinning them as their own. His ego is entertainment and is curiously shaping the way the candidates think about current events.