Dennis Spilchuk Poet Verse

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The Candidate

The Candidate

The man with his wife both wave and smile at the onlookers,
And then descend the escalator in the posh New York Tower.
Melania’s appearance has flares of elegance befitting a first lady,
While her husband’s ‘thumbs up’ acknowledges the audience.

Her consort beams charismatically, a successful businessman in a custom suit,
With a U.S. flag pin pinned to the left lapel above his heart.
Amidst the exuberant crowd and cheering supporters,|
Cameras flash and roll, and doorstepping reporters shout questions.

The golden, combed-forward-and-over, thin-haired entrepreneur,
Somewhat overweight at six feet three with calculating vision,
Approaches the podium in bold strides with proud confidence,
Into the open arms of his lovely and charming daughter Ivanka.

She is proud to welcome her father, Donald J. Trump,
A Republican in the likeness of Lincoln, Eisenhower, and Reagan,
To announce his candidacy for leadership of the GOP in the primaries
And seek office as the next “President of the United States of America!”

There in the lobby in 2015, the nation tunes in,
Listening to his forthright candor untainted by word-mincing
As he delivers a power-packed speech setting out his agenda
For the rigorous campaign required to win the election.
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Notes:
1 Donald J. Trump formally announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination on June 16, 2015, in the lobby of Trump Tower, New York City, New York, U.S.A.

2 GOP: Grand Old Party (Republican Party).
        Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 16th POTUS & the first Republican president: March 4, 1861, to April 15, 1865.
        Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) 34th POTUS: January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961.
        Ronald W. Reagan (1911–2004) 40th POTUS: January 20, 1981, to January 20, 1989.

3 Primaries: The “primaries” are preliminary elections held prior to the general election to determine the parties’ candidates’ name to appear on the ballot for President of the United States of America (POTUS).
   There are two types of primaries: closed and open. In a closed primary, only registered voters of the affiliated party can vote for their leader, and in an open primary, an elector can only vote in one primary regardless of their party membership. A rare third type is called a ‘blanket’ primary that allows registered voters to participate in all primaries.

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