You’re screwed. The only thing the trumpeters know how to do is attack the messenger. You will get virtually no substantive responses....no matter how accurate your thoughts!
do not expect a single response defending what you mention above....but your motives, your ties to Rove, your mama, and everything else will be fair game.
Who do you prefer over Trump?
I looked through your post and I didn’t see any alternatives put forth.
They are all socialists. All of them.
When I say “All of them”, I mean the candidates, Cruz included.
Classic.....blog pimp.
Yws trumpets the big plant this time.
I am a conservative and will vote for the most conservative candidate in the primary and in the election. Right now, I am leaning towards Cruz. I will work for Cruz, man phones, and volunteer for his campaign.
I will not do the same for Trump. However, if the general election comes down to Trump vs any Democrat, I will hold my nose and vote for him.
What is the purpose of your post?
He may hold positions that you disagree with but remember, he is not establishment. Another benefit he is showing young Republicans, Tea Party types how to do it, how to man handle the Media. All of this is priceless and unexpected and a real blessing.
Enjoy the ride and stop the hand wringing, it is unbecoming.
Most of his positions look to be Populist. Somewhere along the way he appears to have rejected the Elitism side of politics. I suppose once you get F.U. Money, you are freed from some of the shackles of the establishment -- and he most definitely has F.U. Money.
The political battleground has changed drastically in the last 20-30 years. It is now Elitist vs. Populist. That is why you see so many Republicans acting so inexplicably oddly. It is also why Trump is so popular, with crossover appeal.
The Elitists have very VERY bad plans for us. Erasure of nations, removal of all defensive weaponry from the populace, thought-control (literally), and gross depopulation (probably on the birth side, I think they learned from Hitler / Stalin / Pol Pot how bad it goes on the other side).
I freely admit I could be wrong. This could be the best acting job since Heath Ledger's "Joker". This is a bit of a dice-throw for me. While I would prefer Cruz, Trump has a large lead. So I will toss the dice on Trump. Best to toss the dice, than to submit to the Globalist/Elitist world paradigm.
The thing that informs me that it is likely not an act, is the response of the Elitists. They threw Jeb, Rubio, and Carson at us. They tried to smear Trump in every way. They are planning to split us with Cruz by inflating his polls.
Those are not the actions of a people who want Trump to be the nominee.
He was conducting business, plain and simple. Those that refuse to play suffer financially, both personally and their employees as well.
Maybe you support failure, but bragging rights to the moral high ground over success.
He gave to both sides of the snake pit, and freely admits it. He is the BEST candidate to change things, as he, alone, knows how to achieve success.
Nutritionally, you are what you eat.
Politically, you are who you vote for.
Good post.
I’ll give my limited response:
1. He’s already said Universal Healthcare might have worked in a different time (in fact, in same interview) but those days are gone - he wants to open up competition across state lines.
2. Uninsured? Not sure if he was talking about emergency care - basically what we have today. I don’t think he meant, nor can you specifically show me, unlimited care.
3. “Wait.. you didn’t know Trump favors granting citizenship to just about any red Chinese or Mexican who asks for it?” - He never said that. Show me where. What he has BEEN SAYING for 6 months is “Illegal? They need to GET OUT! Come back LEGALLY!”. But also, in same context, he’s said “We want the best and the brightest! We’ll do something to expedite THEM coming back in”. I see no problem with that - as we have ALWAYS wanted/welcomed the best and brightest from other countries - but the LEGAL immigration process is so bureaucratic. He wants to streamline.
So I think you’re not stating the truth here, but giving your opinion.
4. I have NEVER heard him say in a debate the wages of the middle class are too high. (Probably why no moderator or opponent has called him on it - he didn’t say it.) He’s said the opposite - in context of NOT raising minimum wage - can’t do it - AND “I want EVERYONE’s wages to rise - i.e., make the economy healthy”.
Please link to ONE instance of him saying it.
5. He’s not a narcissist. Many people who’ve worked with him or know him say when you meet him, away from the ‘shtick’ he does in the spotlight, he’s a self-deprecating and more humble guy, personable.
We have seen for 8 years a truth narcissist in Zero.
Can’t figure it out myself. Trump is a liberal, he has the same megalomania and narcissism as Obama, he is declaring his intent to do things that are far beyond the authority of any President (”I will mandate the death penalty” for any cop killer), he changes positions depending on the time and the audience, and he is uninformed about issues, but he has support. Of course, it worked for Obama, so why not try it? He is part of the MSM, which made him a celebrity. He’d be an unknown real estate developer without them, and you can be sure he’ll be back on NBC after the campaign.
Trump is a canny opportunist whose main concern has always been building his brand. I don’t think that he ever expected to get this far, and may be so caught up in his own ego that he now believes he can be President. It’s an odd situation.
Trump would not be a good president. I’m a Cruz fan all the way. But I would vote for Trump over Hilary. We have got to keep her out of the WH
I still believe that conservatives are always electable at the national level. Yes, there was a great opportunity after Carter, and Reagan was there. Bush easily rode in after Reagan, winning 80ish percent of the states. He didn’t stay conservative - because he never really was - and he lost.
After Obama, another great opportunity. No doubt about it. But I still believe conservatism wins every time. It is getting tough in the ‘take care of me’ world to which we seem to be evolving, but I still think conservatism wins.
Trump. I wish I could explain it to you. Normally we conservatives pick apart each other’s candidates because of one small weakness, which makes ‘your guy’ (or gal) not ‘pure’. But with DT, many on this site (which I thought was pretty conservative) have embraced him...and I just don’t get it.
We have a couple decent conservative (ish) candidates now. Not perfect - certainly better than the last couple the GOP has saddled us with. But, for now, DT is running to the gap that Ross Perot filled - take enough votes from ‘the middle’ to make a difference. Can he be elected? I don’t know the answer to that. Is he the next Reagan, a great conservative president? Sadly, I do know the answer to that. I think a lot of even his supporters know it. Are we just so tired of losing to supremely unqualified candidates that winning at any cost is worth it? Or do some folks really believe DT would lead as a conservative?