Sweetheart, I’ve mostly stayed off these threads lately because I’m sick of being insulted by Cruz supporters and having lies about Trump thrown around with abandon.
Cruz is a disruptive, arrogant, dishonest politician, fully supported by big donors. Go to his website, tedcruz.org and show me one position he has posted. NADA. Lots of pleas for money, oh, and co-opted Trump’s 80’s style trucker hat but no position papers. Lots on his record, none of which shows me he can or will stop illegal immigration, fix the economy, increase jobs. Doesn’t look like he has any experience there. His Senate record says he won’t.
Go to DonaldJTrump.com, you will see positions posted on immigration, second ammendment and taxes. These are not new positions, these are well thought out positions stating his beliefs since at least 2000. I do know Trump understands the economy, I do know he hires experts to do the jobs that need to be done.
If Trump is your definition of liberalism, you need a new dictionary.
On the other hand, Trump has given numerous in-depth interviews and it seems everyday he has a rally or press conference of some type (and he had a busy business life as well). Trump has given detailed positions on overhauling our tax system, second amendment rights and immigration reform - with many more position papers on the way. This is way more than any other candidate out there - yet they accuse Trump of not having details!
Also, and I know this will rub many the wrong way, Trump is more prepared to be president today than Ronald Reagan was in 1980. Trump has enormous business and international experience (where many of his business deals are done) and has a complete understanding of what is broken with America. He also has access to a large amount of talent to bring into his administration - not another bunch of politicians.
One negative thing I'll say about Reagan was that he did not always surround himself with the best people. Even Nancy said that. And in the end, some of those people did him wrong.
Trump does not fit the definition of a liberal so if someone says that they are wrong.
Trumps politics, most of which are currently written by staffers, are the same as most any northeastern republican at it’s core. It’s not a outwardly liberal position, but what is under the surface is “progressive”.
You can find some differences, but Rudy Giuliani and Trump could be considered on the same page. I note that Giuliani blew past the rest of the field for a while but faded in the primaries and withdrew. Supporters here on FR were purged for being liberals.......”oh the irony”
I liken him to Teddy Roosevelt in a lot of ways...Both wanted to clear the decks in Washington, both spoke with bravado.
But history tells us that Teddy led the Republican Party off the cliff of progressivism. He was elected to a second term but by this time Congress would not work with him as they had and like a onion, the layers peel back and expose the inside.
Well, all said, it is primary season and we all have our favorite horse. Ted Cruz is mine.
I can’t predict what Trump will be able to do when we get to the only poll that matters...
Assuming for just a second that he wins the vote, he still has to get the nomination, and assuming that, I will have a lot more data to make a judgment as to my actions when the time comes.
I would say the same thing about Cruz..Neither are very popular with the GOP.
But which one do you think would change their color like a gecko when they begin their term?
That is my major concern and it should be yours..
I would think that treating everything like a “deal” and artfully trying to make a good deal, would on it’s face involve numerous compromises with democrats.
Since he already shares many of the democrat positions as a result of being steeped in North Eastern Tea, he should have no problem with the dems, but I think conservatives will eventually have to turn on him and that is a mistake we don’t need to make again and again and again.