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To: usconservative
Now, when Trump does something I like/agree with, I post that too

I'm not a Trump supporter at all, in fact I don't believe he is even a conservative. Saying that, I agree with you here. If someone in the race does something you agree with, no reason not to say so. If nothing else it displays intellectual honesty.

It just so happens for as many problems I have with "the Donald" he does do things I like quite a lot such as the immigration plan he put out, the way he sticks it to the media, the way he resists political correctness, etc.

44 posted on 08/30/2015 5:21:12 PM PDT by Longbow1969
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To: Longbow1969
Based on your response, I suspect we like him for the same reasons.

Anyone who's under the impression that Trump's a Conservative is seriously delusional and needs meds. By Trump's own admission, he considers himself a fiscal Conservative and a social Liberal.

IMO even the fiscal Conservative claim I think is suspect, perhaps that just me.

Having said all that, I posted on here long ago that Trump's more of a "populist" candidate. About a month or so ago I posted something along the lines that Trump's appeal spans traditional political lines and boundaries, and that along with grassroots "Conservatives" and evangelical voters, Trump was also attracting the Yellow-Dog and Blue-Dog democrats which means he's dipping into the traditional union strong-hold that the Democrats have had on the Unions, and the Blue Dog Democrats that used to be called the Reagan Democrats.

I hold to those words. It's interesting to watch how Trump's learning quickly to refine his message and use the media in a similar way that Reagan did back in 1980.

That's NOT to call Trump "Reaganesque" by any stretch. He's not. It's just a narrow similarity between the two.

50 posted on 08/30/2015 5:51:31 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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