Is Donald Trump now applying the GOP's "Texas Strategy" to the Midwest? (Vanity!)

BobL | 8/15/2015 | BobL (self)

[BobL]

One of my occasional vanities. This one takes place in October 2016, during the final stretch of the Presidential Campaign, with Trump being the GOP nominee (somehow). More info on what happened in the South on my Profile Page.

Also, I wrote this up 6 weeks ago detailing why the GOP cannot stop Trump these days, a good read, in my opinion:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3310574/posts

[BobL]

SORRY EVERYONE!!! I should have put a dateline at the top of the posting.

October 16, 2016

[HiTech RedNeck]

There could be two ways to cut “labor costs.”

One is to keep nodding and winking at illegales, which Trump does not want. (Not sure what Trump’s view is on H1B, but that is a niche area.)

The other way is to cut the other overhead of running businesses which is currently squeezing them.

A Trump presidency, if Trump does not change attitudes based on the desires of the people (which would move him further rightward), looks to be a decidedly mixed bag, some liberal things, some conservative things. But it would shake up some liberal applecarts too. It would not be your ordinary politician.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Post the mod and ask for a headline edit

[BobL]

Agree, and I realize that I’m projecting a bit regarding Trump...but I figure given his business experience, he would at least consider their concerns.

[Balding_Eagle]

Interesting read, lots of good information.

More paragraph breaks would make it less of a slog.

[BobL]

Perhaps you can add the following at the very beginning of this posting:

Dateline: October 16, 2016

Thank you.

[BobL]

Agree...just couldn’t find a way to do it cleanly.

[BobL]

Thanks...just did.

[deport]

Graphic display showing the 2014 Governor's race for each of the 254 counties in Texas.

[McGruff]

A couple of this morning tweets

Jim Hoft ‏@gatewaypundit 10m10 minutes ago MSNBC Goes After “Stump for Trump” Girls, Demands Name of Their Employers=> Ladies Respond (VIDEO) https://shar.es/1tzVE5 @gatewaypundit

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 17m17 minutes ago Queens, NY In the plane heading to Iowa State Fair. Will be great fun. Hopefully giving helicopter rides to some of the kids.

[PGalt]

Thanks. Very interesting.

[justiceseeker93]

Specifically he's showing leads of 10 to 20 points in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, states that had been left for dead by GOP leaders. Even Pennsylvania and Virginia, two former GOP states that the party has been struggling in recently, show 10 point edges for Mr. Trump.

Please clarify: are these leads for Trump vs. fellow Republicans in primary races or leads vs. HRC in a prospective general election?

I wouldn't quite agree that Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota "have been left for dead by GOP leaders." Michigan and Wisconsin currently have two-term GOP governors who have improved their states' economies since being in office.

Also, it wasn't exactly ancient history when Minnesota had a GOP governor (Pawlenty) and a GOP US Senator (Coleman) as well. In fact, Coleman would probably still be in office today had it not been for obvious 'Rat cheating in a vote recount in his race vs. Franken.

[Alas Babylon!]

But privately, our sources have told us that a big part of their strategy, one which they vehemently denied when asked, is to appeal to white Americans (Michigan is nearly 80% white), as the Democrat Party has drifted so far left on issues like gun control and gay marriage, that this vote is now available for the taking. The strategy of targeting the white vote had been considered almost a decade ago by the GOP leadership but a combination of factors led to its rejection.

The more I think about, the more I get it, and have to ask all the Social Justice Warriors this question:

Why is it ok and good to appeal to black voters, women voters, Hispanic voters, GBLT voters, but racist to appeal to white voters?

Doesn't that remind you of Sesame Street's one of these things is not like the other?

Through no fault of my own, I was born a white male. And as I grew to manhood, I was attracted to females, not other males, I don't know why, I just was, and my heart had a place for this entity I called God, and I liked to worship and pray to Him, and was attracted to a Church, and believe in the redemption of Jesus. Is any of that wrong?

Well, silly me, of course it is! According to YOU!

I should CHECK MY PRIVILEGE at the door!

Funny how my privilege got me to where I am today, semi-employed when my position was cut to part time, how I've had to worry about the bills every month, and whether I could get this puny contract or another, month by month... Having to worry about if I bid too high, and is there anybody else out there with skills like mine who is willing to take less???

Why isn't my white, male, heterosexual, Christian, ableist privilege WORKING anymore?!

I guess now I become one of the massive numbers of the privileged who is DAMN well going to allow a politician to pander to my whiteness, just like others pander to all the other minorities in this country.

And I really, really hope it sucks to be you.

[Shery]

I’m still a Cruz supporter and will stay one until he wins or loses, but Trump is definitely showing the GOP elites that they know NOTHING about winning elections. In fact, they don’t have a clue. They have brought in all the former democrat strategy people who don’t know the American right, their core beliefs, their passions. Trump, being the businessman that he is and having the visionary outlook to understand people, has gone for the heart of things, POing the establishment, of course, but becoming the “savior” of the people. Of, course, we don’t know how he will run the country after he wins, if he does, and that is still an unknown. I hope his manifesto was not just a campaign ruse, and then we’ll have another democrat in form leader. That is my real concern. Is he serious and to be trusted?

[BobL]

LOL, I thought that was directed at me. In South Africa now, even through 80% black, they still have Affirmative Action for blacks. And with that, thousands of whites that had good jobs have been kicked out of them. Pretty amazing - they are protecting 80% of the population from 10% of the population...it never goes away.

Sorry for your situation, it’s despicable that it has to happen in this country.

[mrsmith]

Thanks, lot for thought here.
I understand “white voters” as a cultural, not racial, construct. The same for “black voters”.

[BobL]

Sorry, I meant to include that it was fictional (at least for now), and takes place in Oct. 2016, so it’s for the general election.

I agree that left-for-dead is somewhat of an exaggeration...but on the other hand, even winning governorships in those states hasn’t helped us in presidential elections. When the Dems fire up their base every 4 years we go flat. I suspect we’ll pay lip service to those states in 2016 (as things stand today), but not really expect to win any of them. What I’m trying to point out is that winning states that consist of 80% plus white, conservative, voters shouldn’t be that hard - but we manage to lose them on a regular basis when it comes to the top job.

[BobL]

“I understand “white voters” as a cultural, not racial, construct. The same for “black voters”.”

Thanks, and of course. Making racist appeals not only is unnecessary, it will drive whites the other way, me included. Addressing the needs of white voters is totally different.

[9YearLurker]

I don’t think you’re fair or doing Trump any favors in associating his campaign with a “Southern Strategy”.