Game…….Set…….Match.  With the withdrawal of Jeb Bush, the corrupt Washington DC establishment is officially out of business for 2016. As a result, the liberal media, the influence peddlers, power brokers, rich donors, and even the conservative elites (National Review Magazine) are having a collective cow. I love it!

It is still early in the process and anything can happen, but I could not be happier with the remaining three front runners and I am sure that one of them will be our next president. I said in part one of this series that I hope others will learn from Trump and they have not.  That’s why he continues to lead the field.  Let’s explore that a little:

What others need to learn from Trump:

1–Money will not always win elections.  Bush spent 36 million dollars in New Hampshire.  Trump spent a fraction of that and ended up with 5 times the votes. Ben Carson also proves that the public will always support a good candidate with a million $10 donations. Do the right thing and do what you said you would do and the money will come. You don’t have to depend on Chamber of Commerce money in exchange for supporting amnesty. Be principled, not beholding to donors.

2–The media has only the power we give them. They think they have the power to destroy anyone they want but the public is aware of their bias now. GOP candidates need to stop fearing the media. If you confront them the people will back you and you will win. The way Trump is playing the media has been masterful. A lesson for all future candidates.

3–America is not politically correct. People are seeing the damage it is doing to our country. They want fearless, common sense fighters.  Today, that is more important to voters than ideology is, especially among the young people.

What Trump needs to learn from others:

1–We don’t want to see an episode of Jerry Springer in a GOP debate.  Going negative may be effective with low information voters but most people do not like it.  And personal attacks always hurt the party.

2–We need more specifics. Even Trump supporters have been patiently waiting for more details. If you want to be our president then stop with all the trivial stuff and get specific about what you will do. Don’t waste time talking about eligibility and how many people like you and convince us that your ideas are better than theirs. Ideas may not matter to democrats but they do to republicans.

3–The problem is Liberalism. As a businessman, Trump looks at Obama and sees incompetence, but Rubio was right in that debate. Obama knows exactly what he is doing. Liberal leaders are corrupt, dishonest, and deceptive.  They know they can’t say what they plan to do or no one would support them. A GOP president needs to understand the ideology of the left and the disease of liberalism in order to fight it.  This is my biggest concern with a Trump presidency.

4– Freedom Caucus vs Corrupt GOP Leadership. When Trump makes fun of Cruz’ lack of senate endorsements he doesn’t realize that he is complimenting him:) Cruz called McConnell dishonest from the floor of the Senate (and he was telling the truth). That won’t get you many endorsements, but it will get you votes from the American people that are paying attention.

It is fun to watch these guys learn and make adjustments as they go.  And it is even more fun to see the transfer of power from donors and the media to WE THE PEOPLE, where it belongs!  This, in a nutshell, is Why Trump Matters:)

And, by the way, it doesn’t just apply to candidates for president. Our broken political system only improves when all candidates for office stick to their principles.  If they tell us they will go to DC and fight the liberals we will elect them. If they go and leadership pressures them to change their votes then leadership is the problem – and it is right now. Eric Cantor was a problem and now he is gone. John Boehner was a problem and now he is gone. (And the jury is out on Paul Ryan) Mitch McConnell is a problem and he will be gone soon. This is a beautiful thing.

Let’s take a look at the final five:

Ben Carson — Everyone likes him and knows he would be a fine president, but he will never go over 10% in this environment. He has all the money he needs and is on a mission to hold the others accountable so he is likely to resist pressure to drop out. He is too nice and too classy for politics but I am glad he is in the race. I am really looking forward to the book he writes detailing this adventure.

John Kasich — He doesn’t have any money and is too far behind for donors to take a chance on him. But he will continue on for awhile dangling the state of Ohio in front of the leaders and trying to make a case for a gig as Vice President.

Marco Rubio — Marco Rubio is going to make a wonderful president someday, but I don’t think this is his time. He has an immigration problem, an experience problem, and a trust problem. He betrayed the GOP by striking an amnesty deal with Schumer and the gang of 8.  If he would just own up to it and apologize most voters would forgive and forget. The fact that he has not indicates a character flaw that voters have a huge problem with, especially when he tries to push his problem off on Cruz who has always opposed amnesty.

Ted Cruz — Full disclosure, this is my guy. Cruz is the real deal and the closest thing to Reagan that we will ever likely see.  He is the logical choice and the clearest opposition to liberal policy. He would wipe the floor with any democrat in a debate. Problem is that leadership of both parties hate him and fear him because he exposes their corruption and will take away their power. His best chance is if Rubio gets out, Carson endorses, or all the national conservative talk show hosts gather to endorse him. (they all favor him but can’t or won’t say it yet).  None of those three things is likely to happen.

The Donald — His negatives are so high that he could not win a one on one primary against Cruz or Rubio. But it doesn’t matter because they will both stay in and split the vote.  At this point the only person that can beat Trump is Trump. And since his supporters don’t seem to care what he says or does I believe that this race may be over. I think we all need to prepare ourselves for the possibility of a president Trump!

Oh, and if Trump is sworn in his first order of business needs to be to fill the Scalia vacancy on the supreme court with one Ted Cruz!  Now wouldn’t that be poetic.