Its Not Just The Hair.

       There has been talk about how much blame to place on the Republican party for Trump's success in this campaign. But however much blame is found to be the party's fault, you can almost double that amount and place that amount at the feet of the media. It's not so much that they like him and secretly will vote for him in November, although there are a fair number who probably will, its that they make so much money off him.
       Donald Trump is thee number one media darling. He's gotten more attention than all the other candidates in both parties combined. The reason for that is because the media drools over the thought that he'll say something outrageous, again. And the reason is that if they catch him spouting some new slanderous pronouncement, all the more people will want to tune in. And that means more money and higher ratings and higher ratings determines how much they can charge for commercials.
       I'm surprised that Trump hasn't demanded fees for the privilege of recording him speaking. But then he is getting paid by owning the airwaves. Now, how does all this help him? All the media coverage handed him more votes and more delegates than his opponents in the primary campaign. Enough the hand him the nomination. But perhaps even more important to Donald is the increase in value to his brand. That's where he makes real money. Win or lose in the election, afterward can you imagine his speaking fees? UGE, UGE.
       People think he's crazy, out of his mind. Well, when you think about it in this light, he's a whole lot smarter than any of us thought. He's positioning himself to make more money than ever, far more than he could possibly make in public service, like the presidency. Public office would become an interesting sidelight, a toy, compared to his real business. That of grooming his personal image.