Trump Closing the Gap, Clinton Fading

I keep hearing repeatedly that Trump is the only Candidate the GOP could have put up that would lose to Clinton. 

I have been trying to figure out what kind of thinking the people making those statements has.  First of all, no other Candidate in the field for the GOP garnered even half the votes Trump did.  If Trump isn't going to beat Hillary, I am not sure how they thought anyone else would.  I am guessing it is just the sore loser mentality on their part.

However, Trump is a different type of Candidate.  It is almost impossible to go into this election with any sort of certainty on what the polls mean and who will win.  There simply is no data that is going to help you get a picture of it.  Trump doesn't fit into any of the previous situations.  If you remember right, when he first started out everyone of these people said that Trump had Zero chance of winning the nomination.  The argued it right down to the bitter end.  So for the same people to be saying he has zero chance of winning the General election doesn't really hold any relevance. 

Trump isn't your typical Republican.  Quite honestly I am not sure he is a Republican.  I know that makes the talking heads explode.  They don't believe he is a Republican either.  I don't think he is a Democrat either.  I think that he is probably more so an Independent.  You know what, Thank GOD!!!!  Truth be told the problem with America is both the Democrats and the Republicans fault.  They have all sold out to the party.  They don't ever really do much thinking for themselves anymore.  They do what their party tells them.  That is the problem.

I think this has created a problem with the polls.  People who are the Staunch Republicans won't ever admit that they are going to vote for Trump.  The fact that they will, well that will be their dirty little secret.  Face it, nobody who is even somewhat GOP will sit out this election and allow Hillary Clinton to win.  They just can't.  It is not who they are.  They will vote Trump, but they will never admit it.  Then you have the group of Democrats who will not be able to vote for Hillary.  She just doesn't stand for what they believe in and they are also fed up with the Democratic party and all the stuff that happened with Bernie Sanders.  They are in the same boat with the Staunch Republicans.  They are so angry with the establishment and can't vote for Hillary, but will never admit that they will vote Trump.  Some will and some won't vote at all.  Still a bonus for Trump. 

I think this election is going to be very close.  If I had to decide right now, I would say very close and maybe a very slight edge to Clinton.  However, I see a growing trend that Trump is surging and his antics have come down quite a bit.  I think that he is showing a different side.  I think you see that with almost every poll showing a dramatic close.  I think the first debate could really set this election off for either Candidate.  I think Trump could seal the deal with the first debate if he plays his cards right.