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Posted on 07/07/2016 10:16:51 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
Do you live in Illinois? If so, in which town do you live? I live in Wheeling.
What were the two ovations for? Several things are mentioned, but I couldn’t figure out which were the biggies.
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“Do you expect that Trump would praise them for trying to knife him in the back?”
Of course not, but at some point we need to set these feuds aside, and if he wants to be the leader of our party that means Trump needs to be the one to lead.
This will be a major test of his abilities - no way he could possibly turn Illinois or New York red if he can’t find a way to end all this petty squabbling.
“...but at some point we need to set these feuds aside...”
Trump is not the one feuding. He won the primaries. Flake and Sasse and Kirk should have shut up a long time ago.
“...and if he wants to be the leader of our party that means Trump needs to be the one to lead.”
IF he wants to be...?
Historically, the winner of the nomination IS the leader.
Looks like you may need to stop feuding.
I certainly understand your frustration with Kirk and your thinking. I think the only problem this year is that even if they’re RINOs, we need to keep the Senate to get Trump’s conservative SCOTUS appointees through; and, there are a lot more Pubbies than Dims up this year in the Senate, so it’s going to be harder to keep. G_d forbid Hillary wins, keeping the Senate will hopefully help blocking some of her liberal SCOTUS appointees as well as legislation. I’m no fan of McConnell and would love to have a different Pubbies Senate leader, as bad as he is I think he’s still better than what Chuck E. Schumer would be (he’ll be taking Reid’s place next year since Dirty Harry is retiring).
Yeah, it’s totally my fault that Trump keeps up the attacks on his foes even after he defeats them. And it’s totally my fault that he has chosen to antagonize the members of our party rather then find common ground.
A good leader can pull out multiple approaches based on the situation. The carrot and the stick. I just don’t see that out of Trump, and I refuse to pretend that it isn’t an issue. He’s a charismatic man, he needs to be able to work a little charm if he’s even going to get elected, much less get our agenda through an obstinate Congress.
When Trump officially receives the nomination, he will be the titular leader of the party. But that doesn’t mean he can lead.
This is an historic election. We all agree on that. It should be an easy one, ripe for the taking. But I see opportunity slipping away, and it’s driving me up the freaking wall.
“Yeah, it’s totally my fault that Trump keeps up the attacks on his foes even after he defeats them.”
Can you cite me an instance?
He has offered a bit more carrot than I think he needs to. The senators mentioned have not let up with their sniping.
“But that doesn’t mean he can lead.”
You mean someone who can assemble a ten billion dollar company can’t lead? Does’t know how to choose the right people to help get the job done?
Translation: "He's too much of a straight talker. We want him to be more of a phony and talk out of both sides of his mouth, like us"
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