Hate to brag on myself but I thought this when I first heard his statement. Start high and make your opponents bargain you down.
I learned to do that when applying for grants. Meet with the gtrantors and ask for twice as much as you think you’re going to get.
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I put highlights on my thread. Great lessons for us all. Going to my local Salvation Army to see if I can find a copy.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3369834/posts
Most interesting
The only problem with this is that when he says he’s going to do something, I expect him to follow through. Making promises during a campaign and not keeping them is what has caused the anger that has propelled The Donald to the top. If he considers what he says during his campaign as talk, just to make the deal, then how is he doing anything different.
I expect he WILL deport (or cause self-deportation) of illegals. I expect he WILL halt muslims from coming to America, at least temporarily. I expect that he WILL get rid of Obamacare. Is all of this going to be compromised?
Was this one of those staged callers?
Really, really, good analysis.
The only question I have is: If Trump later “compromises” as this posits, will his more rabid supporters start calling him a “sellout” and a “RINO”?
There’s a boat load to be said about this tactic.
Liberals have been doing it to us for years and years.
Asking or demanding the extreme and accepting small victories along the way.
When negotiating, if your counter party moves even once in your direction, than they are likely to move more.
I think it may have been Stalin, Mao or Sun Tsu that said “When your sword meets resistance, withdrawal. When there is no resistance, keep pushing”.
At least something to that extent.
Plus Trump has effectively moved to the right of Ted Cruz who took the bait and said he does not agree with Trump’s position. That’s going to hurt Teddy in coming days.
Trump is killing it!
We are all so used to thinking politically, especially politicians. Trump is using business and common sense, something that has everyone except normal Americans befuddled.
Well I’ll be damned....
https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/eo/eo-13606.htm
I, Barack Obama
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Sec. 4. I hereby find that the unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of aliens who meet one or more of the criteria in section 1 of this order would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, and I hereby suspend the entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of such persons. Such persons shall be treated as persons covered by section 1 of Proclamation 8693 of July 24, 2011 (Suspension of Entry of Aliens Subject).
FDR
I am horrible at bargaining but understand that many in other countries bargain for everything they buy. No price tags. Good grief, I don’t even buy something if it doesn’t have a tag on it. I’m smiling now thinking about Abraham bargaining for Sodom and Gomorrah knowing full well God knew the hearts and minds of every person in those places.
Think about it. If this is what he is doing, Is Trump using the Art of the Deal against our enemies, his primary opponents or the American People.
Who are the billpayers and who is in the best position to gain from “deals”?