Is Trump Capable of Doing the Unpopular?

Happy Hump Day, Friends,

We've hardly heard a peep from Hillary Clinton this week.

Aside from some new email revelations that could hurt her, and the announcement yesterday that the FBI will release its complete file and notes from their investigation of her private email server, news about Hillary has been virtually nil.

She was allegedly off  'fundraising'.

Allow me to repeat for the upteenth time that if Hillary Clinton is elected--and all the polls are still in her favor--we face four years of continuous scandal. It won't ever end during her tenure.

The scandal will lead to even worse government gridlock than we have now. And that will come at a time we can ill afford it.

The flipside is that Donald Trump poses a truly frightening scenario.

There is no doubt he's a racist, possibly a bigot, and has serious psychological problems. But perhaps the one thing that can hurt us most if he becomes President is his narcissism.

I don't think anyone denies that Trump is a classic example of a narcissist.

People who know him well say that his attention span is about three minutes long, if the subject isn't about him.

And as a narcissist, The Donald is extremely sensitive about being popular.

He craves adoration.

Hence, after meeting with a conference room full of Hispanic leaders some 10 days ago, he announced to the media that he could possibly "soften" his stance on rounding up and deporting some 11 million aliens who are in the U.S. illegally.

After that "softening" proclamation caused an absolute poop storm within his core of support, he promised there would be no "softening," and that his "softening" was actually a "hardening."

Sounds like what he tells Melania when the Viagra doesn't work.

He's in Mexico this morning meeting with the country's president. We'll find out later today what that's all about.

I like this guy. He's humble, thoughtful, self-deprecating, and tells
funny jokes in Spanish. Donald Trump? Not so much. 

Maybe he'll actually get President Enrique Pena Nieto to give him a check to pay for the wall he intends to build...not very likely.

My guess is that Nubbs is trying to figure a way out of the impossible situation he's made for himself, and still remain wildly popular with his base.

His situation is this: his core of support is not nearly enough votes to win him the presidency, but the additional voters he needs are repelled by his draconian immigration policies.

These policies, however, are exactly what won him the GOP nomination in the first place.

Some of Trump's most ardent supporters have already said they'd abandon the candidate if he changes his stance.

The situation is tricky enough, but he's complicating it by trying to find the sweet spot where he maintains his rabid supporters but comes across as softer and more presidential to the mainstream.

It's a balancing act that takes some real political skill.

Trump's major policy speech on immigration is scheduled for tonight in Phoenix. And his meeting in Mexico this morning is expected to have some impact on it.

We may get a really good look at whether a President Trump can make tough decisions that make some people dislike him. It's an important quality in a president.

I believe it goes against his nature.