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Trump Must Pledge to Implement GOP Platform
(Published by) Townhall.com ^ | July 24, 2016 | (Op-ed written by) Matt Barber

Posted on 07/24/2016 7:41:19 AM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 07/24/2016 7:41:20 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Why? The Booshes didn’t!


2 posted on 07/24/2016 7:43:54 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: Kaslin

who the hell is he to tell Trump what he “must do”

I don’t think Trump even asked for his advice.


3 posted on 07/24/2016 7:44:50 AM PDT by Mr. K (Trump will win NY state - choke on that HilLIARy)
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To: Kaslin
By the grace of God, this platform was adopted in toto this past week at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland.


4 posted on 07/24/2016 7:46:51 AM PDT by Eddie01 (Democrats are the Liquidate America Party)
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To: Kaslin

No way unless he wants to lose the election. The platform is RNC insider posturing, not meaningful. Now, if the party had been smart and asked Trump to write the platform, then fine, demand he follow it. But they didn’t and I don’t think any candidate has ever followed it. Not once.


5 posted on 07/24/2016 7:49:35 AM PDT by Reno89519 (It is very simple, Trump/Pence or Clinton/Kaine. Good riddance Lyn' Ted, we regret ever knowing you)
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To: Kaslin

Trump doesn’t have to do anything except hit his four major points.....the wall, radical Islamic terrorism, trade forametican interests, bring jobs home

Those are in the platform.

I am sick of crushers telling the rest of us what trump has to do. Your guy lost. He didn’t call for party unity. He in fact threw out there the vote your conscience meme of the never trumpets

Look , IF Trump doesn’t win SCOTUS is toast, illegals will get citizenship, and ISIS will be alive and well in our homeland. Your choice


6 posted on 07/24/2016 7:50:17 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Kaslin
What do they really mean by "implement"? When was the last time any elected president "implemented" their party's platform? (When was the last time anyone could find a copy of the party platform on the morning after the party's convention?)

Enough with the Republicans for Clinton BS.

7 posted on 07/24/2016 7:52:22 AM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF (ABM - Anyone But McCain)
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To: Eddie01

I have 2 TOTO toilets . :-)

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8 posted on 07/24/2016 7:54:00 AM PDT by Mears (Afrocentrism is "the invention of tradition"-----Hobsbawm)
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To: InABunkerUnderSF

“Enough with the Republicans for Clinton BS.”

What ever you do, do not turn on Chris Wallace’s Fox News Sunday.

Brit Hume was giving Hillary a foot massage and George Will was telling America nobody wants anger in their living rooms.

Of course George did not mention the SCOTUS problem or that Hillary intends to Liquidate America.


9 posted on 07/24/2016 7:55:23 AM PDT by Eddie01 (Democrats are the Liquidate America Party)
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To: Kaslin

Trump has been very clear on what his agenda will be (border, trade, jobs, and the vets) this author and all how agree with this article can stuff it.


10 posted on 07/24/2016 7:55:38 AM PDT by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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.. as someone who remains a vocal critic of Donald Trump, yet recently moved from “Never Trump” to “Maybe Trump,” ..

These cucks are so up themselves you have to check twice to see if you're reading an Onion parody. Deep gratitude to President Trump for ridding the body politic of these tapeworms.

11 posted on 07/24/2016 7:55:55 AM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (Globalism = Terrorism)
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To: Kaslin
I'm tired of hearing about "pledges" from the eGOP that breaks theirs!


12 posted on 07/24/2016 7:56:11 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: Kaslin

I consider myself to be a good Conservative. And I like the platform pretty well.

But recovering from Obama should not be about purity and ideology. We need to implement practical steps that bring this country back. I VERY MUCH like Trump’s spoken policies and I think what he proposes is implementable.

But if we tie it to an overly ideological platform, the road in front of us will be steep indeed.


13 posted on 07/24/2016 7:56:30 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: Reno89519

Posturing and not going to appeal to the squishy middle of American politics.

They need to stop doing platforms. It’s just an opportunity for negative press.


14 posted on 07/24/2016 7:57:06 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: Kaslin

The platform is good, but tying one of Trump’s hands behind his back by making him take another pledge is just another Never-Trumper trick to funnel votes to Hillary. I wouldn’t be too surprised if the next release of hacked DNC or Hillary emails doesn’t show some type of collusion between the Never-Trumpers and the DNC.


15 posted on 07/24/2016 7:57:45 AM PDT by fireman15 (The USA will be toast if the Democrats are able to take the Presidency in 2016)
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To: Nifster; CodeToad
I am We are sick of crushers losers, telling the rest of us what Trump has to do. Your guy lost. He didn’t call for party unity. He in fact threw out there "the vote your conscience meme of the never Trumpets!"

Ted said to vote your conscience!

Ted, we did, and you are out of the game for a distasteful Balk @ the RNC!

Thanks to CodeToad for the response above on the right!

16 posted on 07/24/2016 7:58:06 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Nothing special re words "radical Islam"!, Nation of IsIam is just "Islam." NOI/ISIS equals murder!)
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To: Reno89519

Pledges smedges. Wasn’t this committee dominated by Cruz toads? Screw it.


17 posted on 07/24/2016 8:00:23 AM PDT by hey Bean
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To: Kaslin

Nobody else ever did.What is the matter you guys afraid you won’t get your tax breaks and your subsidies or you cheap labor?


18 posted on 07/24/2016 8:00:41 AM PDT by amnestynone (We are asked by people who do not tolerate us to tolerate the intolerable in the name of tolerance.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I completely agree. I was relieved the platform is still more conservative than the nominee. It’s a set of beliefes and principles a group of people believe in.

The nominee for any office has always been allowed some freedom in being him/herself.


19 posted on 07/24/2016 8:04:31 AM PDT by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: Kaslin

Same old play book. Meet a conservative litmus test, say all the right words, be seen with the right people, then do your deals behind closed doors.

Trump is not playing your loosing game.


20 posted on 07/24/2016 8:06:08 AM PDT by Awgie (Progressives should be called RE-GRESSIVES!)
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