"Don't look now, but while our best conservative is running a political campaign, Trump is leading a rebellion. Not as a liberal or a conservative politician, but as a successful red-blooded, can-do American capitalist.", Jim Robinson
Posted on 01/27/2016 7:42:47 AM PST by ConservingFreedom
In 2012, Mitt Romney ran on a solidly conservative platform and rhetoric, just as Trump is doing now. Yet most (IMO) FReepers agreed with Jim Robinson in vigorously opposing Romney during the primaries and supporting him, if at all, only with nose firmly held in the general election. Why? Because Romney had a record, and it was on far too many matters a liberal record. Well, Trump's many liberal public statements are at least as fresh as Romney's were ... and in some cases are ongoing (cf. "Donald Trump a Typical New York City Liberal Then and Now" - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3385906/posts).
How is Trump.2016 any more conservative than Romney.2012?
(NOTE: Replies about Cruz, Reagan, or anyone other than Trump and/or Romney will be implicit admissions that Trump.2016 is no more conservative than was Romney.2012.)
Thanks for the straightforward reply.
Nonresponsive in the absence of evidence that Trump has strongly held principles that he is willing to fight for.
Thanks for the straightforward reply.
Other than defeating conservatives, what strongly held principles does Milt Romley have?
"Don't look now, but while our best conservative is running a political campaign, Trump is leading a rebellion. Not as a liberal or a conservative politician, but as a successful red-blooded, can-do American capitalist.", Jim Robinson
Yeah, it’s not a matter of how conservative the 2016 candidate is.
It’s a matter of will the candidate fight and stop the left from destroying the country.
Nonresponsive in the absence of evidence that Trump has strongly held principles that he is willing to fight for.
Other than defeating conservatives, what strongly held principles does Milt Romley have?
Where did I say he did? Is your answer to the title question, "Romney.2013 was no better than Trump.2016"?
You’ll put your eye out.
So is your answer to that question, "Trump.2016 is no more conservative than was Romney.2012"?
It's a matter of will the candidate fight and stop the left from destroying the country.
Why would a nonconservative fight the left?
Nor had Romney ever held office in DC. Still no difference.
That’s exactly what it is.
If the only thing Trump does is build the wall and stop the illegal alien inundation, that will be enough for me.
Once The Great Wall of Trump is built, the following issues will begin to be resolved:
Jobs
Better wages for us.
Medicaid
Emergency Services
Crime
Anchor babies
Social Security
Overcrowded schools
Less traffic congestion
Fewer auto accidents
Reduced drug running
More room in our jails and prisons
Fewer new diseases.
No more need of “Press 1 for English”
RE:”Oh, Romney did fight for something, to make sure a conservative was not the GOP nominee, he fought like Hell against the other Republicans”
Thank goodness we are not in that situation now.
Trump is solidly against illegal immigration and excessive legal immigration, an issue that represents an existential threat the the United States. Moreover, Trump is a fighter and has a record of accomplishing large projects, traits that distinguish him from many conservatives in Washington.
Mitt was a wussie bitch
Trump is at least a man
Oh yeah and the Kenyan is a fag
So how does your little chart look if you look at his views PRIOR to last week?
Nonresponsive.
As was Romney.2012.
and excessive legal immigration,
Granted, I don't recall Romney.2012 taking a position on that. I do recall this: 'Romney's solution of "self deportation" for illegal aliens made no sense and suggested that Republicans do not care about Hispanics in general, Trump says [in an interview with Newsmax]. "He had a crazy policy of self deportation which was maniacal," Trump says.' - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3310076/posts
Trump is a fighter and has a record of accomplishing large projects
Which doesn't necessarily make him a conservative, much less more conservative than Romney.2012.
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