++Do yourself a favor and watch the Palin-Trump interview. It is posted now at the Democratic Underground Website.
++This is a low-key Donald. The emphasis is on the middle-class, which went notoriously absent in Republican circles in 2008 and 2012. The Donald emphasizes the crumbling infrastructure and his interests in Veterans affairs,both had been missing in GOP circles.
++Sarah tries to get a spark out of him on the media. He didn't take the bait . Instead he said the media has treated him well and they understood what happened with Jorge Ramos. Jorge Ramos in this broadcast becomes an activist and the father of a daughter who works for Hillary Clinton. But the Donald plays this low-key.
++Sarah emphasizes that the media is asking him gotcha questions on his religion and his love of the bible. The Donald said it all came out inadvertently when he said his favorite book was really the Bible and then it was the Art of the Deal. Sarah says reporters would not ask Hillary Clinton to quote her favorite bible verse (although I am sure as a devout Methodist she could reel one off).
++For me the revelation was when Donald said he was a Presbyterian--one of the frozen chosen like I am. This is understandable when his mother was really from Scotland. The news tried to make a story out of his church saying he is not a frequent attendee. They didn't add that this is true of all Presbyterians. It also explains why the Donald was great affection for his daughter who converted to Judaism.
++The Donald closes the interview with saying how proud he is leading in all the polls, particularly among the evangelicals and the tea party crowd. Sarah says that there is a strong libertarian streak among the Tea Party and that she knew that was important o the Donald.
++Soft ball interviews often reveal aspects of a candidate's character. It is clear that Donald can do well when he is not bombastic and saying how great and rich he is. It is also clear he can be nimble knowing what image he wants to portray.
++The Donald says he is using the old term "the silent majority" again. Depending on your political history, this was a term of reaction used by Nixon to counter the so-called "leftist" turn in the country during the counter-culture.. To Sarah's audience,the response is "Yup, that's us."
++I found it interesting that the Donald didn't go on a rant against immigrants or minorities.
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