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How Trump Can Translate His Policy Successes into Political Success
National Review ^ | November 29, 2018 | VICTOR DAVIS HANSON

Posted on 11/30/2018 3:57:31 AM PST by reaganaut1

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Trump’s economic policies have achieved record-low minority unemployment. His immigration policies will eventually curb illegal immigration and give clout to entry-level workers, who will have less competition from imported low-wage labor.

Trump should go into minority communities and hold frank discussions with local leaders, many of whom oppose him politically, about policies geared toward economically empowering inner-city youth.

Trump’s message should be that his economic agenda is aimed at ensuring that minority workers regain some clout over employers. In a growing economy short of labor, those who were once bypassed and ignored now, for the first time in decades, enjoy rising wages and have the ability to choose from among multiple job options.

Trump also must pick up 5 percent to 10 percent more of suburban centrists and Republican voters, many of whom privately support the Trump agenda but publicly recoil at Trump’s sometimes blunt (though usually accurate) assessments of political opponents, celebrities, and foreign nations.

The obvious complaint among these swing voters is not so much with Trump’s substance as with his style — which nonetheless appeals to millions in the Trump base who are sick and tired of political hedging and politically correct sentimentalism.

Referring to opportunist Stormy Daniels as “horse face” or to often-erratic Representative Adam Schiff as “Little Adam Schitt” is unnecessary to secure a base that already appreciates the fact that Trump has kept his word on many of his campaign promises — he’s done what he said he would do. His gratuitous slurs of enemies turn off voters who otherwise appreciate the security, prosperity, and confidence that Trump has returned to America.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: trump; vdh

1 posted on 11/30/2018 3:57:31 AM PST by reaganaut1
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To: reaganaut1

Very good advice


2 posted on 11/30/2018 4:06:51 AM PST by ballplayer
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Trump must also have his way with the Democrats.....we know he's a master at trolling.

(hat tip lee martell) How to deal with Nancy?

<><> (A) Selectively provoke her to get Nancy to reveal the actual motivations and goals of the Democrat party.

<><> (B) Bug the SOB's 24/7 in order to expose them.....

<><> (C) get Democrats to reveal their REAL opinions about minorities.

3 posted on 11/30/2018 4:17:00 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Liz

“C” didnt help at all in taking out Sinema - she knocked women and all arizonans and still got enough ballots counted in her favor to win. (I don’t call it elected because it seems in many elections recently, ballots keep being counted until the person dems want wins, whether they have to find more to count or lose some)


4 posted on 11/30/2018 4:32:09 AM PST by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: reaganaut1
"How Trump Can Translate His Policy Successes into Political Success"

He has to get re-elected and we have to make it happen.

Note to Obama/Hillary mourners: It's not even that you're unlucky, it's because your time should never come.
5 posted on 11/30/2018 4:47:05 AM PST by equaviator
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29 Nov: Gateway Pundit: Thanks to President Trump – After a Decade Absence – The US is Once Again the World’s Most Competitive Economy!
by Joe Hoft
The US is great again! Trump economy making the US the most competitive economy on the planet!

The Trump economic policies are working (LINK) –

(excerpt Marketwatch) After a decadelong absence, the U.S. has regained the distinction of most competitive country in the world, according to the World Economic Forum. In fact, only Japan made a bigger improvement of all 140 countries in the survey...READ ON
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/11/thanks-to-president-trump-after-a-decade-absence-us-the-worlds-most-competitive-economy/


6 posted on 11/30/2018 5:03:59 AM PST by MAGAthon
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To: reaganaut1

Shut down the government until we get the wall funded.
Start sending Deep State traitors to jail.


7 posted on 11/30/2018 5:04:46 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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Trump also must pick up 5 percent to 10 percent more of suburban centrists and Republican voters, many of whom privately support the Trump agenda but publicly recoil at Trump’s sometimes blunt (though usually accurate) assessments of political opponents, celebrities, and foreign nations.

Who cares? As long as the Democrats remain the party of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez they really don't have a choice on Election Day.


8 posted on 11/30/2018 5:38:56 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: reaganaut1
National Review: the last place Trump should take advice from:


9 posted on 11/30/2018 6:45:51 AM PST by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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“Trump should go into minority communities and hold frank discussions with local leaders, many of whom oppose him politically, about policies geared toward economically empowering inner-city youth.”

that’s perfect NR! ... advise Trump to pander to self-victimhood groups just exactly like every shitheel Democrat does ... Trump should keep on doing what he’s been doing: ACTUALLY being President to EVERYONE without special favoritism ...


10 posted on 11/30/2018 6:50:28 AM PST by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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DJT can and should listen to VDH, who is way too good for NR.


11 posted on 11/30/2018 11:21:18 AM PST by old-ager
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