Posted on 10/22/2015 7:22:39 AM PDT by Kaslin
www.predictit.org...I’m all in!
Could Donald Trump be to 2016 as Ronald Reagan was to 1980?
I have not seen one indicator where Trump is for limited government or limiting his office’s powers as he “gets things done”.
Or will we someday discover that Trump has invested in Matt Towery?
One very, very important aspect. He is comfortable in front of the camera and knows the workings of the medium. His "celebrity" and the backdrop of accomplishments is a tremendous asset as a familiar, friendly face to low information voters.
HOORAY accomplishments HOORAY Trump
Oh you’re not paying attention then. He says plenty about cutting EPA and Dept of Education, for example. I’ve not seen one indicator that you would mind the most government slashing conservative imaginable getting to the White House owned lock stock and barrel by huge government open borders donors.
Ronald Reagan was very comfortable in front of the cameras too, which greatly increased his ability to communicate effectively. This should not be considered a negative.
Trump has repeatedly said he will demolish the department of education, the EPA and that IS a start for a smaller government!!!!
Nobody is comparing them ideologically. What we see is Trump connecting with voters outside of the media crafted narrative. He has found a key issue that resonates. And he exudes optimism. Reagan was able to do that, and nobody since, until this year.
The actor was ridiculed, vilified, and not taken seriously. By his own party! What is going on today?
Nice! A good start. Still, I worry about his limited-government foundation. It seems like he is just for cutting the size of two large, unpopular, and useless departments. Again, a nice start, but it seems like it is more a popular move that improves the budget... not a philosophical imperative.
The left has a stash of fake evangelicals (or plain useful idiots) who are there to triangulate and divide.
The establishment is using this to push Hucksterbee and Carson as a Trojan horse to naïve and delusional evangelicals.
Given that Reagan's defining trait was his belief in limited-government, and the fact that he immediately followed a hyper-leftist and the previous title-holder for worst-ever president, I took it as an ideological reference.
He talks about limited waste and fiscal responsibility quite a bit
Limited power?
Lord Trump
I doubt it
Not many limit their power once they taste it
Eisenhower maybe
Wahington
It is more then we have been given for a long time.
Agreed. It is a very important positive, in that Trump created something and became the star in a time-slot of the medium, making money here…in addition to his other creations/accomplishments.
HOORAY Trump HOORAY accomplishments
(He's even called out the cameramen to pan the size of the crowd at his rallies..obviously against the wishes of their bosses/puppet masters)
Well Trump is seriously thinking about closing the Dept of Education for one thing. Are you good with that?
What Trump should do is have somebody pan the crowd at each of his rallies and then put a 30 second clip of it out on Youtube, Twitter and Instagram.
“Trump has repeatedly said he will demolish the department of education, the EPA and that IS a start for a smaller government!!!!”
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. - list of grievances; Declaration
https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies
BIG GOVERNMENT IS CRONY SOCIALISM
Socialism Is Legal Plunder - Bastiat
Oct 22, 2015: $18,415,208,276,074+
Oct 19, 2015: $18,411,508,566,936+
Up about 4 billion in about 4 days.
Good idea
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