[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Trump wing principles in order of importance:

1. Win power
2. Built wall
3. Trade control, job control (many things in this)
4. Big government is great so long as it is repackaged with their own label and not the left’s label
5. Social issues don’t matter. Appease the Christians with “Merry Christmas” and they’ll be too stupid to notice they lost everything else.

[Mariner]

I'm not quite as cynical as you, but much of what you say rings true.

For instance, Trump's positions in this campaign don't suggest a complete "social issues don't matter" philosophy...in spite of his previous inclinations and pronouncements along that line.

Also, you left out the part where it's clear to most (not everyone, of course) that Trump is ultimately an American Nationalist.

That has been missing in American politics for 30 years and it matters.

[Jim Noble]

“Social issues don’t matter. Appease the Christians with “Merry Christmas” and they’ll be too stupid to notice they lost everything else.”

That all was lost long ago.