Trump: Why I Continue To Support Him

The promise of a Trump presidency is beginning to fad a bit.  Of course, we still have some time before the elections, but now, mid-August, it's not looking all that good.  I, however, am still supporting Trump and here's why:

1. The press:  There is absolutely no question as to the tremendous bias against Trump by the press.
When he was running for the candidacy of the Republican Party, the press was aghast. How could this new comer be wiping the slate clean of all the well known and seasoned Republican candidates?  The press didn't realize that the Republican man-in-the-street was tired of the same-old-same-old.  They wanted something new.  For the press, which is largely Democratic, it was a phenomenon that warranted their full attention.  And, the coverage they gave him did help him enormously.

Now, the situation is different.  They might have thought that Jeb Bush, or the others, were better than Trump, but these other candidates were not people that they, themselves, would ever embrace.  Now, that Trump has won the candidacy, the situation is entirely different.  Hillary is their person.  Sure, she's got a barrel of negatives.  But, she represents the Obama legacy.  She also represents a lot more. By becoming the next president, if that happens, she will have the Attorney General's office working for her.  Prosecution for any wrong doing would now rest with the Congress, which can call for hearings (assuming the Republicans can hold on to the Congress), but which is not as good as the Attorney General's office for prosecuting illegal activities.  Consider just one example; namely, the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Foundation.  If ever there was a charity that deserved investigation, this is it.
But, with Hillary as president, it will never happen.  Why do I put this comment under the category of "the press?"  Because our fourth estate has often served to shed light on shady doings.  Remember the work of Bernstein and Woodward in exposing the Nixon tapes?  If only the press would pursue the wrong doings of Hillary as aggressively.

2. Republicans against Trump:  You hear a lot of Republicans (Katich, Ridge, etc.) saying they will either vote for Hillary or some third party candidate.  But, it is because of these Republican elites that rank and file Republicans voted for Trump.  W.Bush was no prize and average Republicans know this. They want something different.  They want a change.  And, Trump is the only candidate who has any chance of giving them this.  Will he succeed?  Who knows?

I should also comment on the remarks made by the Collins woman from Maine who said she was voting for a third party candidate but felt it was important to keep a Republican Congress to maintain a check on Hillary.  Really?  Why not vote for Trump but keep a Republican Congress to maintain a check on Trump?

3. The Trump style:  We should call to mind the presidential race of 1928, when Hoover ran against Smith.  Smith lost for the following reasons: a. He was Catholic in an anti-Catholic country.  b. He was against Prohibition.  d. His name was connected with Tammany Hall.  Hoover enjoyed a wave of support resulting from the prosperity that America enjoyed in the early and mid-twenties.

So what happened?  Prohibition was happily ended, and America's prosperity went into depression.  It could easily be argued that Al Smith would have been a better choice.  Oh, and one more thing -- Al Smith had a terrible New York accent which didn't go well in the rest of the country.  But, today, America is a different country.  Trump's style seems to offend the media.  Will it offend ordinary Americans?