Kellyanne "Con"way gets Donald Trump because they speak the same language. What is important is understanding that, and being able to respond to it. I think Clinton's ads do that, as they paint a "visceral" picture, but could backfire, since it reinforces the low bar that Trump has to clear. If he doesn't wet his pants at the first debate, he seems "Presidential" - just like standing at a podium lying about what the President of Mexico just said. It's the picture, not the content, that counts. Same with the Detroit church - it doesn't matter if it is empty, he's in a black church.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich