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To: SoFloFreeper

That was the problem for me too. Trump came across as a total PT Barnum type who lived off of hyping himself and his show of the moment to gullible types. He never really said clearly what his plan was and, as for his working with more knowledgeable people, I didn’t think his ego would let him do it. Also, I didn’t like the fact that he only grudgingly agreed to parts of the GOP platform.

I voted for him only because there was no way I was going to write in (that’s a wasted vote!) or vote for any of the other candidates. And I was happy when he got elected, because Hillary would have killed what little remains of our country.

But I am really happy now because he is making some great appointments and seems to be able to listen to whoever is advising him while at the same time keeping up the “renegade” bond with his most devoted followers, which is also something that allows him to say some off the wall (because of his delivery) but commonsensical things.

This is a media age, people listen to 22 year old “Communications” grads or dumb morning show bimbos and believe what they’re saying, so maybe being off the wall and egocentric is what allowed him to do it.

Whatever, it’s a good article and it will be available free tomorrow.


12 posted on 12/01/2016 9:04:25 AM PST by livius
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To: livius

Well he didn’t become a billionaire by not listening to people smarter than him which actually makes him very smart and modest even though he doesn’t come off that way.

If you watch some of his older interviews and appearances from, say, the 80s, he was a lot more articulate and charismatic.


15 posted on 12/01/2016 9:24:50 AM PST by Pollard (TRUMP 2016)
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To: livius

I guess those who “never really knew what Trump stood for, or what his plans were,” never bothered to visit his website.


18 posted on 12/01/2016 9:41:52 AM PST by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in theolog and politics.)
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