Donald Trump's provocative and controversial statements help him rise in the polls! www.economist.com/node/21684141?cid1=d/dsp/Outbrain/dyn/21684141/20160121-00:00am/paid/display-LA/BR-PO/BRPII/n/subs/DE/BR-LIT QUOTE:
Dec. 15, 2015
The polls and Donald Trump’s outbursts
Enough saidThe strangest political story of the year has been the rise of Donald Trump, who has discovered a potent formula. More often than not, when Mr Trump says something particularly absurd or obnoxious his poll numbers go up.
1) June 16th
Donald Trump announces his campaign
I don't need anybody’s money. I'm using my own money. I'm not using the lobbyists, I'm not using donors. I don't care. I'm really rich
2) Jul 18th
On John McCain, who was held prisoner and tortured in the Vietnam war
He’s not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured? I like people who weren’t captured
3) Aug 6th
About the border with Mexico
I said, we need to build a wall and it has to be done quickly. And I don’t mind having a big beautiful door in that wall so people can come into this country legally
4) Aug 7th
On being questioned by a female moderator at the first Republican debate
You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her…wherever
5) Aug 25th
His beef with China
Think of it, they have taken our money and our jobs, our manufacturing, but they have taken everything. It’s one of the greatest thefts in the history of the world
6) Sep 14th
The silent majority, it's back, and it's not silent. I think we should call it…the noisy, the aggressive, the wanting to win, wanting to win majority
7) Oct 11th
Syrian refugees
This could be the greatest Trojan horse. This could make the Trojan horse look like peanuts if these people turned out to be a lot of ISIS
8) Nov 17th
Asked whether there should be a database for Muslims
We’re going to have to look at a lot of things very closely. We’re going to have to look at the mosques. We’re going to have to look very, very carefully
9) Nov 22nd
After Trump supporters tackled a black protester who interrupted his speech
Maybe he should have been roughed up because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing
10) December 7th
Responding to criticism after releasing a statement calling for a ban on all Muslims entering the United States
I. Don’t. Care