We went to the Trump rally in (sorry, “on”) Long
Island Wednesday night and it was a blast. He chose Bethpage, which is a relatively blue-collar town, and the rally was in the same
airplane hangar they used to build F-14s in. I was with cabdriver comic Jimmy Failla, who was dressed like an ice cream man because he had just done
the Kennedy show with me that afternoon, and Staten Island city councilman Joe
Borelli, who breezed past us into the VIP section. Jimmy went to the front and
I hung back to interview the attendees, but we all reconvened to discuss the
event on my
show the next day. I was surprised by how
incredibly well-informed Trump’s supporters were/are. When Bernie supporters
are asked which policy of his they like, they usually say, “All of them” and
“It’s hard to choose just one.” When asked what Trump policy they hate, they
say, “All of them” and “It’s hard to choose just one.” When I asked Trump
supporters what they like about him, they had real answers. Now, this isn’t a
reliable poll and it’s possible I’ve been introduced to the best of Trump and
the worst of Bernie, but my personal experience has been that the contrast
between the two groups is amazing. I’d say 90% of Trump supporters are
well-informed and only 10% of Bernie fans are…..
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