There’s been a lot of speculation as to why three political outsiders – Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina –are all leading in the polls. The pundits say the voting public is fed up with the Washington establishment and are looking for fresh new ideas – outside the political beltway.
Billionaire businessman and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump has said repeatedly he is the only candidate not beholden to special interest money or the lobbyists. He says he is his own man and is financing his own campaign and not taking any money except for small donors.
The only thing I know for sure is this: all of the GOP candidates with the possible exception of Carly Fiorina, have political ties. And when I say ties, I mean the most dazzling array of men’s neckwear you have ever seen. I’ll bet you dollars to doughnuts, there must be a real swanky tie shop in Washington D.C. where all these guys go.
Today’s professional politicians have the most stunning and elegant ties – snazzy stripes, colorful solids, amazing fabrics and imported silks. Check it out the next time you see them being interviewed on TV. Any one of them could be on the cover of GQ Magazine!!
Who picks out their ties anyway, is it their wives, their assistants or their chiefs of staff? Whoever it is, they have good taste. And the way they tie their knots, they must all read the same booklet on knots.
Donald Trump even has his own line of neckwear. That’s right. He has his own fashion line complete with shirts and suits. He had on one of the prettiest ties the night of the 2nd debate; black and white (or was it navy) striped with some gold in there. He keeps saying he’s not a politician but I’m sorry, with political ties like those, Mr. Trump, you could easily lead the pack.
If I had the money I would open a tie store in the Capitol Building itself. Do the math: if each of the 535 elected congressmen bought just 10 ties per year at $100 each, that’s $1000.00. Times 535 = $535,000 annual gross sales. Don’t forget the staffers and the ever-growing entourages that shadow today’s political class’ every move. They need to look sharp too. It could be a tidy little business and you wouldn’t need much space.
Even the soft spoken Ben Carson has taken the bait. The brilliant former pediatric neurosurgeon must have found the tie store and now shops there as well. I’ve never seen him look sharper.
Maybe they are outsiders now but they are certainly starting to look like them. And it won’t be long before they start to emulate them and if that’s the case then they won’t be outsiders for long. It’ll be more of the same old stuff.
It’s been known for some time now that our Secret Service agents were among the best dressed lawmen in the biz, better than the FBI guys. I believe this new political class of politician is giving them a good run for the money.
Seriously though, I do love the ties.
Live in the Wow! PW