Is Donald Trump the great political unifier we’ve all been waiting for?

The Washington Post ^ | July 20, 2015 | Colby Itkowitz

[GoneSalt]

For years now we’ve heard about the divisive and unproductive rhetoric plaguing progress in Washington.

There may finally be an antidote: Donald Trump.

That’s right. Hear us out.

Trump as bulldozer, plowing down anyone who dare stand in his path, has created a common villain in this chapter of the presidential campaign. Democrats and Republicans still do not agree on virtually any policy issues, but they are unified in their condemnation of Trump’s bombast.

[GoneSalt]

Liberals trying to "save conservatives from themselves". Don't you feel the love?

[Responsibility2nd]

Liberals are arguing that Trump is a conservative.

Conservatives are; “Umm, no way. He’s a liberal.”

That’s a “great political unifier”?

[inkfarmer]

Go Trump! The media is having a conniption trying to slay you.

[ScottinVA]

No, but some would prefer to simply anoint him King.

[alancarp]

Voters are desperate for somebody who will tell it like it is and speak the truth... that’s why Trump is being successful now. The “field” candidates are jealous because they Trump is sucking all of their air-time out of the media room, but they don’t get it, either. We’re all tired of vanilla pushovers.

Until that changes, Trump is not going away.

[Bobalu]

[Eric Pode of Croydon]

No, he is not.

[bray]

Bet there are plenty of Dems who are liking what he is saying too.

Pray America is waking

[HarleyLady27]

The reason we love him is:

refreshing, talks TO us not AT us, tells it like it is, not what some ‘policial spineless sissy’ talks about, he's his own man and is not afraid to say what he thinks....

bet you can't find a RINO or a libtard that can do that...

[edpc]

Let’s just ignore the conflicting liberal positions he’s previously stated on guns, abortions, and illegals. Everyone he criticizes is a “loser” or “failure.” There are a great many things he’ll need to rectify, most of which cannot be accomplished single-handedly. Also, who really believes he’s going to relinquish control of his businesses and brand?

[Democrat_media]

Most of these politicians running are lawyers and politicians who have never held a real job nor started a business.

Trump has started his own business and literally reached the top the world in business, success and life. He's a business man and entrepreneur ,the guys who built this country like Ford, Edison etc. He tells it like it is especially about illegals.

[gdani]

Still awaiting that Trump/Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho ticket.

[DoughtyOne]

Democrats and Republicans still do not agree on virtually any policy issues, but they are unified in their condemnation of Trump’s bombast.

Laughing out loud, seriously?

Trump as bulldozer, plowing down anyone who dare stand in his path, has created a common villain in this chapter of the presidential campaign... Democrats and Republicans still do not agree on virtually any policy issues, but they are unified in their condemnation of Trump’s bombast.

The Democrats and Republicans would love for everyone to view Trumps comments as bombast.  Then everyone could be much more easily convinced to dismiss them as being bombast.

Why would two groups of people dislike the same guy, if they had differing political visions?  Trump is not advocating anything that isn't pretty much conventional main-stream Conservative views.  I can see the Left hating that.  I have a hard time understanding why "the Right" would.  And then it hits you.  The Right doesn't.

The Republican party is no longer a body of "the Right".

[Navy Patriot]

Trump just might permanently slay the Socialist Lamestream Media's last vestige of credibility.

[Norm Lenhart]

False premise. You cannot unify liberals and America. Polar opposite belief systems. We need to discuss that openly and often.

[DoughtyOne]

I have never seen so many Washington Post fans here on Free Republic.

And these ass hat clowns are afraid Trump is a Leftist. LMAO

[Jim Noble]

He’s the Kwisatz Haderach.

[hoosiermama]

Lol
Trump owns property in all of their minds

[DoughtyOne]

Sure does.

The GOPe and the Democrats have never had so many fellow travelers here on Free Republic.

Some people around here should give that some thought.

[ncpatriot]

Trump is much, much better than our president.
Trump cannot do the damage that our president has done.
Trump does care about our country.