Hi. I’m Wayne Allyn Root for Personal Liberty®. Before I get to today’s commentary about Donald Trump and tonight’s big GOP presidential debate, I have a big announcement to make.
I’ve been working on my latest book for 6 months, and it’s ready to roll! My new book, “The Power of Relentless: 7 Secrets to Achieving Mega-Success, Financial Freedom, and the Life of Your Dreams” comes out this Monday. It’s available now at Amazon and then starting on Monday at bookstores across America.
I hope you’ll get a copy for yourself and for your children because “relentless” is the most important principle of success; and yet it’s not taught in high school, college or even graduate school. Perhaps most importantly, grab a copy to send to your Republican senators and congressmen in Washington, the people who represent you. Let’s hope they get the message. Because President Obama and his socialist cabal certainly understand the power of relentless. Obama is relentless in his desire to redistribute wealth, open the border to flood America with future voters dependent on government and destroy America, American exceptionalism, capitalism and Judeo-Christian values.
Sadly, the GOP leadership in Washington, D.C. is the polar opposite; they know nothing about the power of relentless. They are weak, feckless, cowardly and pathetic. Unfortunately, I prove in this book that relentless wins every time. So we need to educate our Republican representatives fast.
This book is a blueprint for how to succeed at anything: business, career, relationships and politics. It shows you how to take personal responsibility and protect your family, income and assets and how Republicans can fight Obama tooth and nail to take back America and save our economy.
Now, to today’s commentary: I’ve written nonstop about Trump for months now — since long before he officially announced he was running for president. People keep asking me how I knew so clearly that Trump would enter the race for president, how I knew he would become a serious first-tier contender, how I knew he would dominate the headlines and how I knew his bigger-than-life personality would work in his favor.
Now, they ask why I believe in my heart that he will be the star of Thursday’s first GOP presidential debate. They ask, “How can you be so sure?”
It’s simple. It’s because I’ve seen it all before.
Once upon a time, a bombastic, controversial, confident, outspoken, opinionated, tell-it-like-it-is, bigger-than-life New York businessman ran for president. He was a complete political newcomer and novice. He was Ivy League-educated, but with a cocky, New York-street-fighter attitude. He knew business, the economy and how to create jobs. He despised the socialist policies of Obama and had the chutzpah and audacity to question Obama’s college background. He warned America that Obama would badly damage the economy.
He was also known for his success in the gaming industry and reality television. He had no filter. His personality was that of a bull in a china shop. You might describe him as relentless. He ran his campaign almost by himself. He wrote his own policies and speeches.
And no one thought he had a snowball’s chance in hell of winning his party’s nomination.
No, I’m not talking about Trump. The guy I’m talking about ran for the Libertarian presidential nomination in 2008. His name was Wayne Allyn Root. That’s me. And despite having no background or name recognition in national politics of any kind, I parlayed all of those Trump-like personality traits into the Libertarian vice presidential nomination.
Please understand I would never describe myself anything close to Trump because there is only one Trump. But the similarities really are quite funny (and maybe even a little bizarre).
In my case, although a third-party presidential run is far less followed, my success stunned the experts, political insiders and media present at the 2008 Libertarian presidential convention in Denver. I had no idea what I was doing. All I had was my aggressive, politically incorrect personality. Yet I beat out a U.S. senator (Mike Gravel) and came within a whisker of beating a four-term U.S. congressman who led the impeachment of President Clinton (Bob Barr). Then, I wound up on the presidential ticket and joined Barr the next day on Fox News (for the first time in my life). The experts were shocked.
But that’s where the eerie similarities end. I did it small (third party); The Donald’s doing it big. I was a successful small businessman, not a billionaire business mogul. Trump will spend hundreds of millions of dollars of his own money. I spent nothing; my wife gave me the green light for my long-shot run for president, as long as I promised not to spend any of our savings. The media found me unique and gave me unusual coverage for a third-party candidate. Trump is the king of all media. I was CEO of a Vegas-based sports handicapping company, not an owner of casinos. I produced and hosted a reality TV show (“King of Vegas”) that become a moderate hit. Trump created one of the biggest hits in television history (“Celebrity Apprentice”).
The key to my political success was simple. First, I was relentless. You might expect that from the author of “The Power of Relentless.” I never let anyone stop me, slow me or discourage me. I just kept fighting. Second, my lifetime of experience in front of television cameras gave me a huge edge.
Until the night of the Libertarian presidential debate on national TV, everyone thought I had no chance. But I had an ace in the hole. I knew how to stand out in a crowd on national TV, because I’d done it my whole life: from host of five shows on CNBC (then known as Financial News Network), to star of countless TV infomercials, to executive producer and host of my own reality television show.
Then I went out and dominated the Libertarian presidential debate. I hit a grand slam home run against a dozen competitors running for the presidential nomination. With so many candidates on one stage, and so little time to make an impression, what matters most is memorable lines. If the viewers remember your line, you won! And so, my life changed on that stage.
So what will happen tonight in Cleveland? No one knows. Anything can happen on that stage. But I’ll bet on Trump. He has great instincts. I’d bet when the camera lights go on, Trump will outshine the competition.
Understanding Trump’s background and personality, I think it’s more than likely he’ll hit a grand slam with a few memorable lines everyone will be talking about the next day. Remember: Trump is the one with the advantage. There will be nine nervous men who have never played for stakes this high on national TV. And they’ll be up against a television showman and media superstar who loves the limelight, loves the media, loves TV cameras, loves pressure.
My prediction? Trump will produce the most memorable moments of the night. In a televised debate that’s what matters. I’m betting Trump will cause conservatives watching at home to give standing ovations in front of their television sets. Once that happens with tens of millions of people watching, the narrative is set. This is Trump’s chance to make a lasting impression. After that, even the media won’t be able to discredit Trump. He’ll be seen as a legitimate contender and potential future president of the United States.
How do I know? It’s because I’ve seen it all before.
So here’s my advice to Trump: Go big, or go home! Be yourself. Be loud. Be colorful. Be politically incorrect. Speak the truth. Let it fly, and let the chips fall where they may. Be exactly what you were born to be: a bigger-than-life political disruptor, a breath of fresh air, a teller of the truth some people don’t want to hear but we all need to hear. One more thing: Be relentless. Never stop believing. Never stop fighting.
I’ll be rooting for you! So will much of America. Good luck, Donald.
I’m Wayne Allyn Root for Personal Liberty. See you next week. God bless America and give us all the power of relentless!
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