Tick Tock on Stop Trump

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Commentary Magazine : Tick Tock on Stop Trump

JONATHAN S. TOBIN /

 

MAR. 9, 2016

 

When Donald Trump met the press as well as some supporters after the results from Michigan and Mississippi became clear, he launched into one of his trademark stream of consciousness rants that lasted an hour. Much of it was vintage Trump as he insulted his opponents and attempted to get even for past attacks on his business record. But it was also a brilliant piece of political marketing strategy. He held the cable news networks hostage for a full hour as they stayed on him for the entire hour rather than cutting away.

 

But the main takeaway from Trump on Tuesday night was not so much the clinic he put on showing how to suck the oxygen out of the political atmosphere. It was the way he is already seeking to pivot to the general election.