Donald Trump Channels Both Tea Party And Occupy Wall Street

Donald Trump says he is not in the GOP presidential nomination for his own glorification, as he speculates that without him “ratings would collapse.” Such is the dichotomy of a “populist” candidate on the Republican side of the isle who, in many respects, sounds on certain issues like the populist candidate on the Democratic side of the presidential sweepstakes, Bernie Sanders (I-VA). This can be seen most visibly in Trump’s anti-Wall Street hedge fund rhetoric, as a recent CNN report notes. Is Donald Trump mirroring sentiment from both the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street? In the aftermath of 2008,…