In 2016, Trump, with his outsized ego, his anti-immigrant and anti-trade positions, coupled with barely disguised racism and deep-seated sexism and a willingness to lie whenever it suited him, was a near perfect fit. Bob Beckel Read Quote
Some credit is due to Trump for seizing the anti establishment mood of the country, but most of his success can be attributed to pure luck. Bob Beckel Read Quote
Rural voters believed the Democrats traded millions in campaign cash at their expense. Along came a guy named Trump to give these voters a political voice. Bob Beckel Read Quote
I have never analyzed a presidential election as much as I did the Trump-Clinton race of 2016. Bob Beckel Read Quote
Trump has predicated his whole campaign on the unfairness of the playing field. Big corporations, rich donors, big media, and trade deals that punish the little guy. Bob Beckel Read Quote
In the black community, Trump’s history of racial discrimination is deeply embedded. Bob Beckel Read Quote
What I have learned over hundreds of campaigns is if you have lost voters who have supported you in the past, you can get them back. If you never had them, it is a very difficult sell. Bob Beckel Read Quote
An early attempt at education choice was charter schools. These were meant to attract the best and brightest students and provide them a level of education they often could not find in their local school districts. The problem is that, of the thousands of charter schools, many are outright failures. Bob Beckel Read Quote
You don’t hear much crosstalk on ‘The Five.’ When you try to make a point, the other person will back off. Bob Beckel Read Quote
