Posted on 10/22/2017 10:53:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Conventional wisdom tells us that Donald Trump is the antithesis of Ronald Reagan. But in fact, Trump is far closer to Reagan’s brand of conservatism than the Republican congressional leadership is.
At first blush, this seems preposterous. Reagan was a sunny personality, much like his boyhood idol, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Trump is anything but. Reagan used humor to defuse his critics; Trump clearly prefers insults. Reagan spoke often of America’s promise, while Trump speaks more of its decline. Reagan condemned bigots and racists. Trump’s facially evenhanded approach to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, has convinced many that he shares white nationalist beliefs.
Despite these key differences, Trump’s active leadership style and his combination of populism with market economics is far closer to Reagan’s words and deeds than anything House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin or Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky offer.
From the moment Trump entered the 2016 presidential race, he ran as a tribune of the forgotten American. Telling blue-collar workers that America’s political and financial elites had abandoned them, he campaigned on populist economics (reverse the North American Free Trade Agreement and Trans-Pacific Partnership, protect entitlements) and populist cultural issues (immigration, guns, political correctness). He combined this with support for certain orthodox GOP ideas, including large tax cuts, deregulation and appointing judicial conservatives to the Supreme Court. This mix enabled him to beat many favored rivals for the GOP nomination and win the general election....
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We all knew this going in, or had a high level of confidence that this is what we were getting in Trump. I’m not disappointed. This doofus writer thinks he’s hacking at Trump and Trump supporters with this article and just makes himself look like the dumbass that he is.
Conventional wisdom at NBC? Cause this is the first I've heard of it.
NBC is like that story of a million monkeys with typewriters!
“Trump’s facially evenhanded approach to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, has convinced many that he shares white nationalist beliefs.”
Has convinced many low-grade imbeciles that he shares white nationalist beliefs, that is.
I wonder if this constant din of over-the-top hatred is turning the stomachs of any PIAPS voters.
“Conventional wisdom at NBC? Cause this is the first I’ve heard of it.”
The original meaning of “conventional wisdom” was, “What everyone believes that just isn’t so.”
bmp. I hope this means the tide is turning that the media will actually stop the vicious attacks on President Trump.
Will always love The Gipper, but Trump has the potential to swamp him....if the GOPe/RINOs would get on board, he really could MAGA....
Oh Republicans, of the establishment supporting clan, have long heaped hollow praise upon Ronald Reagan, however, they couldn’t run away from his brand of conservatism fast enough. If Reagan were not so popular with the Republican rank & file voters, their true sentiment with regards to Reagan would be unleashed.
“Trump’s facially evenhanded approach to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, has convinced many that he shares white nationalist beliefs.”
Except for this BOGUS statement, this article is very true and very positive towards Trump. NBC?
Donald Trump’s stylistic differences from Ronald Reagan are because he’s from New York City. For a New Yorker he’s amazingly upbeat, optimistic, and cheerful.
Hey garbage man keep it up! You are really sling the old sh!t today!
Instead of being Negative Nancy, why don’t you argue with the author’s premise? Where did he get it wrong?
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