Posted on 08/24/2016 5:32:10 AM PDT by Kaslin
No matter what, I am still voting for Trump over hilLIARy
But I wish he would stop listening to advosirs and just “be Trump”
We’ll see- You either have confidence that he knows what he is doing, or you don’t.
This “It’s the first time Trump has admitted a mistake!” meme makes me want to puke.
He did it after the first debate he skipped.
MSM parrots in unison, and hopes everyone has a short memory.
I’m pretty sure he knows exactly what he’s doing—and he knew just what he was doing when he said what he needed to to defeat those 16 rivals in the primaries.
What about the pain to his supporters if he starts going against what got them to support him in the first place?
Don’t go wobbly, Donald. I hate when they apologize...
This is Kellyanne’s doing, and I don’t like it.
It has been pretty difficult to nail down what Trump stands for on a lot of issues, but I thought immigration was not one he would waiver on. Now, it looks like he may be ready to “pivot” on that, too.
But, of course, there is plenty of time for him to pivot back (even two or three times).
I think this is a strategic maneuver.
Trump is making a vague apology so that he can soften an image with liberal white women. He’s waiting on Hillary to say “I’ve never had to apologize for statements on the campaign trail.” Trump could then say something like; “You know when I’m wrong I admit it like I did last week. But Crooked Hillary has NEVER apologized to the families of the US diplomats that died because of her incompetence when she was Secretary of State.”
He’s trying to “Schlong” Hillary again.
“But I wish he would stop listening to advosirs and just “be Trump””
Watching his most recent rallies suggests he is still “just Trump”. Only difference is he is using a teleprompter & his speeches have a bit more statistics & structure. He’s really zeroed in on appealing to blacks & hispanics. Trump is going to win.
Vote Trump 2016
There apparently was an OH poll that showed that the OH GOP would rally around him if he showed some regret at negative comments to individuals, or some phrase like that.
I am 100% certain they have other polls and that this is a direct effort to get the recalcitrant GOP on board.
My estimate is he will need AT LEAST 85% if the Republican vote to win.
No surprise to me. Been saying that and being castigated for that, too.
I have always known that Trump was going to back off most of his primary rhetoric. That was Trump’s ‘Negotiating Stance.’ Pretty soon he’ll back down to ‘business as usual.’
To stop the school yard bully approach is one thing, to back off on the border issue is another. If he isn’t going to be passionate about defending our borders and removing illegals he becomes a lot less attractive to the people who have the yard signs out for him, IMHO.
The supreme difficulty of being the President of all of the people is trying to placate all of the people. We are a nation divided that does not want to come together. Globalism and Nationalism cannot coexist, nor can Islam and Christianity.
Good and Evil cannot be squished into some kind of porridge that everyone will swallow.
Trump must negotiate exceedingly troubled waters. We are in a war for the future of mankind. He must win the war and offer magnanimity to the defeated.
You think that Trump offering an apology for upsetting people is a mistake? I don’t. I think it’s a very smart move. There are plenty of people out there who don’t like Hillary, but also don’t like Trump’s brashness. If he can soften his image a bit, while still maintaining his positions on the issues, he stands a good chance of swaying some of those on the fence to support him.
Trump needs to win. Period. If offering an apology will help him do so, I’m all for it.
Cruz said far worse than Trump, and he has yet to apologize for anything. Bizarrely, his supporters like it like that. They want a never-ending stream of conciliatory moves from Trump while Cruz—far from meeting the GOP candidate halfway—buddies up with the Ready for Hillary gang.
Makes me sick.
Trump is saying the right things, reaching out to all. Sounds very presidential to me.
Is the MSM trying a new brainwash technique on the masses?
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