What’s going to help Trump’s brand more, going with a conservative position that might be less popular nationwide, or doing whatever is popular in the polls with all voters once he’s in office? Geraldo is actively pushing Trump on Fox because he says he believes he’ll flip-flop to the liberal side on the issues he cares about. If Trump’s brand is all that matters, his presidency will be about doing what the majority of the country wants, not about what he promised GOP primary voters.
Not the worst way to govern, it’s Bill Clinton’s 2nd term style, as opposed to Obama’s. But it’s not as good as someone who will try to push the country to be more conservative even if it’s politically risky.
Repudiating both a primary platform AND a general platform damages his "brand" and his stature. That makes him a one term flash in the pan. Hated as he is by too many, his legacy will be absolute junk.
I have absolutely no faith in that. He has already said the flyover Intermountain West states were "not worth the effort". If he doesn't think enough of this part of America to give a speech, I can't count on him to give a damn if elected.
We've had God only knows how many decades since anyone in DC gave a crap about us, except to fight us producing coal, oil, natural gas, and the electricity we ship out of state, they bitch about that and stop pipeline projects, and they sic the EPA on us if we start making a decent living. The Government owns half the real estate--but don't you try to go on it, they'll find something to fine you for.
Add to that, the Clinton style included a deep affection for "assault weapon" bans and other onerous infringements of the Second Amendment, (only one of the Candidates has acted in favor of the RKBA).
We definitely need to change the way things are done in DC, but Clinton Lite isn't the ticket.