https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLERzuzgOaY

Donald Trump's Final Rally: Grand Rapids, Michigan 11/7/16

Donald Trump comes on around 2:40 and last about 30 minutes

The speech that I chose was Donald Trump’s last rally of the 2016 campaign on 11/7/16 in Grand Rapids, Michigan after Hillary Clinton had just had her rally there. Trump comes in about two hours and forty minutest into the rally that goes into the morning of election day.

What Trump Did Well

The major thing trump did well, especially in Michigan, was appealing to the people and their personal problems. He first starts by saying he was given an award a few years ago from Michigan and even back then when he was not a politician he gave a speech that was concerned with jobs and companies moving out of the country. Trump focuses on the importance of bringing jobs back to America and making them bigger and better. He also mentions the corrupt political class, that Hillary has been protected by a rigged system and that it should be up to the people to show he is more qualified to lead as the American voice.

 His final points are about the ways in which the wall, stronger military and taxation on imports will protect the people and rebuild the economy. Trump does a good job on connecting to his audience and having a personal, emotional touch as the average American. He is focused on his points and emphasizes his beliefs making strong remarks that inspire the people.

What Trump Did Poorly

What Trump did poorly when watching this speech were two things: explanation and organization. Although he feels very strong about his issues he only knows the problem and what he wants to be the end result. He has no plan on how to execute his problems. Since he hasn’t been in the political arena this makes up for a gap on how laws and policies work and the background information that reasons why things are set in place. He explains that companies that move out of the country and then try to sell back to America will experience strong taxation and that NAFTA will be terminated if they do not provide good enough deals but other than this does not go into much detail. Secondly, there is no organization within the speech and he repeats himself quite frequently. He bounces back and forth between bringing jobs back to America, the importance of building the wall and how corrupt Hillary is.

What Trump Could Have Done Differently 

I would suggest that Trump during his campaign have specific points mapped out and for each be able to explain the problem, the solution in detail and then finally the end result. Each packed with real facts and examples of how the issue would be fixed. Many of his points do go together and affect each other but they need to have organization within in them to make them more credible and thought out rather than a bunch of ideas being thrown out.

What Could Trump Have Focused On More

I think that based on the location of this rally Trump focused on the right issues. Given that Clinton was there right before and it was the night before the election it makes sense for him to talk about corruption, how she is not fit for Presidency and bringing back jobs. 

During the campaign Trump, should have focused more about the improvements bringing jobs and companies back to America will have and how stricter regulations on entry into the US would benefit the American people. Also on this point he should have mentioned more about the positive side to these stricter regulations like improving the relationship with Mexico and establishing safe places for refugees in their own countries.

 Other problems that should have been focused on during this election were education, criminal justice and climate change. All are problems that go on constantly in the US but are never talked about until a situation occurs like a shooting, a child not given the right to learn or a season changing too soon. These are all problems that are major in our country but are not talked about as much because they are hard to solve and they effect almost everyone in the US.

Resources: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLERzuzgOaY
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https://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/2016/08/22/election-2016-where-clinton-and-trump-stand-on-the-major-issues-interactive/

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