Trump’s New Direction

A new, more empathetic Donald Trump has emerged on the campaign trail — and so, too, have his prospects of winning the November election.

Hints of this new and improved Trump emerged last Thursday, when Trump gave what many considered to be his best speech. The presidential candidate took a markedly softer tone, even apologizing for offending people with some of his gruffer comments.

Finally, the candidate matches the candidate’s message.

“Sometimes, in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing,” he said. “I have done that. And believe it or not, I regret it. And I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused personal pain. Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these issues.”

The new focus on showcasing the GOP nominee’s empathy, kindness of spirit, and humanity is crucial to his campaign, and offers a clear contrast to the cold and robotic Clinton. The change came suddenly, after Trump brought on two new advisers: Steve Bannon, co-founder of the alt-right Breitbart News, and political consultant Kellyanne Conway.

Trump has always advocated policies that will put the American people first, because he cares about the American people. Now his campaign is finally setting out to show the same caring family man his children constantly talk about, but was being drowned out by overblown — though often self-inflicted — controversies.

Finally, the candidate matches the candidate’s message.

Since last Thursday’s speech, Trump has displayed a softer, more caring side. The day after that speech, the news channels and websites were awash in images of Trump touring flood-stricken Louisiana and aiding in response efforts.

During his two-night town hall on Fox News, hosted by Sean Hannity, Trump did not rant or rail against Mexican criminals — he let the mothers of victims of illegal alien crime tell their own stories, and showed them sincere compassion throughout.

Trump has displayed a knack for connecting with everyday people — in stark opposition to Hillary’s apparent pathological fear of crowds and anyone who isn’t extremely rich.

Trump interacts with his audience; Clinton freezes with fear and needs to be coddled by a squad of Secret Service men at the sight of two hecklers.

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Trump can schedule a last-minute rally less than 12 hours ahead of time, show up on time, and speak for nearly two hours nonstop without a script. Hillary refuses to give public press conferences, preferring carefully staged television interviews.

Trump may have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but every day he is proving his ability to connect with the concerns of everyday working people. Clinton, by contrast, may come from humble beginnings, but she represents the very worst tendencies of the pathologically out-of-touch globalist mandarins.

“The new Trump we’re seeing this week — I’m calling him Trump 3.0 — probably scares the heck out of Hillary Clinton,” said Eddie Zipperer, a political science professor at Georgia College.

Zipperer is correct — and Clinton’s fear has influenced her campaign to abandon any semblance of proper debate and resort to wild accusations of racism.