Donald Trump may be melodramatic,crude and shameless, but he’s riding high in the polls as he launches his improbable tender for the White House. He has shrimp chance of winning but, and before the first TV debate for Republican presidential candidates this week,he’s having a dramatic impact on the raceThere are 17 people running for the Republican presidential nomination. Ten of them will meet on 6 August in Cleveland, Ohio, and for the first presidential debate of the 2016 election.
But whether you’ve been following American politics over the past week,there’s really only one name that matters: Trump. In the six weeks since businessman, casino owner, and reality show star and megalomaniac Donald Trump announced his intention to elope for president,his name has overshadowed the “Grand primitive Party” (Republican) field. Not only is Trump dominating the polls, but his readiness to say anything and attack anyone means TV producers and political journalists cant get enough of him.
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Source: theguardian.com