I understand that his non-PC talk is refreshing.
As far as I know, Trump has not said he would stop the corrupt backroom dealing that has destroyed this country. He’s said he will do BETTER backroom dealing.
As far as I know he hasn’t said he will restore the guarantees of the Constitution; he’s said instead that everything is NEGOTIABLE.
Do either of those things give you pause?
We have a representative government. Every politician acts on our behalf in backrooms. It is what we elect them to do. Our founding fathers knew this and that is why at the state level most had requirements that a representative was a Christian. It was believed that as a Christian, they knew they had to answer to God. Today, so many Christians define their own God that that test is no longer helpful.
There is little doubt that Trump is a good negotiator. Even now he is setting himself up with future negotiations with our trading partners, with congress, with the media and even with the culture. His handling of his campaign has been a wonder to me. He has keen instincts and preempts attacks like no one I have witnessed before.
But to the heart of your question, yes I am concerned about what he will do in the back rooms. That is why I hesitate. But as I said, each day that he goes through the gauntlet that no 70 year old billionaire needs to do I believe his motives has to be what he perceives as the good of the country.
As far as I know he hasn’t said he will restore the guarantees of the Constitution; he’s said instead that everything is NEGOTIABLE.
You are not in business. That phrase is used often before the start of any deal. The true meaning is that the person who says that is attempting to make the other person comfortable and to drop their guard and do likewise on their own non-negotiables. I have no doubt that Trump enters every negotiation with full knowledge of what he will not negotiate. What we as voters try to do, is get a sense of what he believes are not negotiable. Trump has attempted to tell us some of these things by publishing his position papers. He needs to walk a fine line between telling us what are his constants and leaving the door open for those he will be negotiating with as president. So for your question, I'm back to what is Trump's motive. What can be accomplished by personally running for president that he could not have bought by funding another candidate. As each day passes, I'm more certain his motives are truly "make America great".
Do either of those things give you pause?
of course.
Trump is a negotiator, he’ll make better back room deals. So be it.