33 people to blame for the rise of Donald Trump
Let the games begin
Donald Trump is bulldozing his way to the Republican nomination. The leaders of the GOP establishment, meanwhile, are finally trying anything they can to stop his seemingly inevitable coronation — from attacking his foreign policy pronouncements, business acumen, and delicate hands, to spending millions on attacks ads, pleading with the electorate, making robocalls, and on and on. And yet, there Trump stands, the victor in 15 of 24 GOP presidential contests.
So what's a desperate party, perplexed media, and humbled punditry to do? Why, blame someone else, of course! But who, or what, is responsible for Donald Trump's rise? Here are 33 options.
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5. Career Republicans and Democrats
9. Christians
11. The P.C. Police
12. Class politics
14. President Obama
15. Jeb Bush
16. The Bush dynasty
17. John Boehner
18. Newt Gingrich
20. Al Franken
21. Lorne Michaels
22. Jon Stewart
23. David Brooks
24. Fox News
25. The media
26. The internet
27. "Facebook envy"
29. Seattle
30. American culture
31. America
32. Americans
33. Everyone
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