Change or not

Ten years ago, when Trump came on the scene, he was considered a joke and was not taken seriously by the national press. In time his dual claims of draining the swamp and make America great again caught the attention of the voters, especially the low- and middle-income people. The first group to be caught up in the Trump revolution was the old standby republican party. The old leaders like George Will, Bill Crystal, Mitt Romney and Mitch McConnel were moved aside to make room for new younger faces like Rubio, Kristi Noem and Tim Scott. The next to fall were the old-time democrats like Pelosi, Biden and Schumer and the new faces are now gaining prominence. While the change in the republican party has been smooth because of Trumps leadership the democrats are in disarray as they try to find a new leader. While the republicans have goals like securing the border, bringing jobs back home, deporting criminals, reducing waste and fraud and ending the Ukraine War, the democrats concentrate on Trump saying he will end democracy and calling him a dictator. The next group to be challenged is a combination of the press, Hollywood, big business and academia. These people see the end of globalization as a threat to their power. The net result is that the low- and middle-income people have moved away from the democratic party which is now controlled by rich, White, college educated, mostly coastal people. All of this has caused a major overhaul in the politics of the country and the battle lines are set. If Trump wins it will mean an earth quake shift toward working people and if he loses it means going back to the old ways. The chances of a Trump win are slim because it is hard to beat City Hall.