What do I think about Donald Trump?
Well, I think he’s God’s man for the hour. He stands against the Satanic Left like no other. He loves America and has given his all to defended her and rescue her.
God bless him.
But does Trump really know what makes America great? I don’t think so. He seems to think the answer is using unconstitutional government “the right way” (ie doing the wrong thing the right way). But as Reagan repeated often, “[Unconstitutional] government isn’t the solution, it is the problem.”
Trump (and America in general) seem lost on the idea that the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution CREATES AND DEFINES the United States of America as a Free Constitutional Republic. (Even Trump talks about America in terms of “democracy” which it is not.)
So Trump is here to wage war on those who hate America and to make America strong again. But when he’s done, then what? He’s “saving” America by using the $3+ trillion 80%+ unconstitutional portion of the federal government. But what makes America strong and great? Unconstitutional government????
NO!!!
What makes America strong and wealthy is CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM FROM GOVERNMENT!!!!
America in the 1800’s was one of the freest societies ever in history. Government spending was a mere 5% or so of the GDP. Nobody thought about the feds. Everyone was too busy living their lives as they saw fit. And what emerged from the 1800’s and into the 1900’s was the feest, stongs, and wealthiest nation in the world. Because of government???? No!!! Because of CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM FROM GOVERNMENT!!!!
He’s not going to win the black vote.
But it looks pretty clear he is going to carve slices of it out of the Dems.
The 2016 election had Trump with 8% of the black vote. The 2020 election, same. Biden got an extra 2% over Hillary — 90 vs 88.
Stop thinking traditional politics. These gains have nothing to do with black voters deciding they want lower spending and taxes. These gains are STRICTLY about the prosecutions brought against Trump. The black vote switching their votes are enraged about this.
As for Hispanics, Trump won 29% of their vote in 2016. In 2020 it was 32%. Hispanics are now 10% of the national electorate. They are very regional. Whereas black voters are somewhat homogenous across regions, Hispanics concentrate and that 32% was a national number. Trump did worse with them in Arizona and better in Florida, where “Hispanics” mean Cuban generations. This is not new.
So the posters above saying Trump will NEVER win the black vote and should concentrate on Hispanics are partly right and partly wrong. He won’t win the majority of black votes when he’s starting from 8%, but lifting that number to 20% is a huge piece of the total pie he denies Democrats.
Conclusion — blacks are a bit enraged at the prosecutions. It’s moving votes Hispanics are regional and there is no specific national issue that will move their votes. In general, in 2020, they gave him high marks for the economy and did not blame him for the virus killing people, but that is very regional. Having the Cubans love him doesn’t move votes in Arizona.
The black vote is the richer vein of ore to mine. 12% of electorate and not regional.
NO!!!
What makes America strong and wealthy is CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM FROM GOVERNMENT!!!!
Too many people think Trump is a magic bullet. Vote for him and everything is fixed.
It is going to take YEARS to turn things around, there is much work to do.
But Trump is the START.
Unfortunately, a politician who advocates that has nothing to sell. Trump understands that he has to sell something to win.
We can hope some people, at least, learned the lesson about the value of government leaving one alone during COVID. But the average voters still asks "What do I get out of it?" first, and Democrats are very good at selling them promises to be paid for by the tax dollars of others.
That horse left the barn during LBJ. Useless to cry over spilled milk.