As Trump Momentum Grows, An Unexpected Supporter Emerges
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
03/11/2016
With the Trump juggernaut, which was unthinkable for most of the “sophisticated” media punditry and analysts, accelerating toward the all important Florida and Ohio primaries, and after that straight to the showdown with Hillary Clinton, the real estate tycoon is gradually showing a more moderate side, one which was put on display during last night’s GOP debates.
As the Telegraph writes, Donald Trump’s push to appear presidential was exposes on Thursday night in the latest Republican debate, as he “strangled his natural instinct to respond to attacks with bombast and insults.” Trump’s “do no harm” strategy was clear from the start, and even more so after he walked offstage and said: “We’ve had enough of the debates, wouldn’t you say?”
The Republican front-runner’s focus is protecting his lead, and he pledged earlier this week that if he were to win the election he would become more presidential than anyone “other than the great Abe Lincoln”, leading to an uncharacteristic civil and understated debate performance, and a significant departure from last week’s debate which, as the Telegraph put it, “was characterized by playground insults.”
Trump’s recent pivot to placate potential moderate voters may already be reaping results, and in a most unexpected place – the liberal bastion of Hollywood.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the entertainment industry’s rare conservatives (and independents) are lining up behind Trump — the real-estate mogul considered one of their own as a former TV star and producer.
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