The Rod Martin Report: September 4, 2015

The dominance of the outsiders, plus the most important political fact of our generation.

by Rod D. Martin
September 4, 2015

Most important political fact of the week: the dominance of the outsiders.

It’s not just Trump, who in yesterday’s Monmouth poll hit an incredible 30%. The same poll found an equally improbable Ben Carson in second at 18%, and Ted Cruz tied for third with an increasingly anemic Jeb Bush.

A royal host of governors and senators trail in their wake. Far, far in their wake.

In many other polls, Jeb Bush is among those also-rans. Indeed, in the NBC poll released immediately after the first debate, the top four consisted of Trump, Carson, Cruz and Fiorina. Cruz, the Senator most hated by Beltway insiders, counts as an outsider for most practical purposes.

Regardless, the real issue is the ongoing rejection of anyone seen as “inside.” This is beyond mere populism (more on that in a minute). Plenty of pundits are talking about Ross Perot, George Wallace, even William Jennings Bryan. But Perot didn’t face a field of other Perots: there weren’t three or four outside…