Cecilie1200
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There is a web site where his positions on all the issues are listed. I would post it now but am on my tablet. Why are you demanding more then any other candidate? They all have web sites describing the details so they dont have to waste precious tv time to do so. They all do it . You are demanding more from trump than you are demanding from the other candidates.He provides answers in his book. 12 bucks for a kindle version. He sounds a lot smarter in print.We may just be judging the candidates differently.You have, in no sense whatsoever, reassured me as to his abilities.
I like the idea that were going to approach certain issues from a certain angle. I think that Trump's placed those angles well. His theme-based campaigning is more like what is expected in the business world. The CEOs with a plan or a system, the Nardellis and Fiorinas, are perceived to do poorly. You have to take the job and use the company to pursue thematic objectives the way it knows best.
The 5-point-plan group are using a deprecated way of communicating these themes, so Trump's Twitter game is publicly defiling them in the polls.
"Theme-based campaigning". Is that what you call, "We don't need no steenkeeng plan. Just vote for me and I'll make it better. That's all you need to know"?
And may I remind you that we're not TALKING about business here? We're talking about the Presidency of the United States. Even if one accepts the idea that CEOs just spout generalized platitudes and vague mission statements - which I don't, because it's ridiculous and childish, anyway - the President definitely cannot. The best Presidents have a clear mission statement AND a plan as to how to achieve it.
If you think voting for someone who says, "We're gonna handle it", and provides no answer as to HOW is a great idea, then you go on with your bad self. Myself, I've already lived through almost eight years of a vague, platitudinous gasbag who has nothing to offer but his overall wonderfulness, and I'm tired of it.
If Donald Trump wants my vote, he'd better get the fuck off Twitter and start offering some solid, serious, adult thoughts on what's wrong and how to make it right.
How about no? He wants my vote, he'll fucking tell me his plan for free, and be grateful that I took the time to listen.
Hillary sounds smarter in print, too. Most people with ghostwriters do.
Yeah, see, that's the thing. There ARE sites like that, but they can only post as much as they're provided. My personal favorite is OnTheIssues.org, which helpfully provides the actual candidate quotes/voting records (when applicable) that provide the position. Let's look at an example of Trump's "policies":
This is the section on Foreign Policy (kind of important).
- Let Russia bash ISIS; let Germany defend Ukraine. (Nov 2015)
- Provide economic assistance to create a safe zone in Syria. (Oct 2015)
- US should not train rebels it does not know or control. (Oct 2015)
- Better to have Mideast strongmen than Mideast chaos. (Oct 2015)
- Good that Russia is involved in Syria. (Oct 2015)
- Diplomacy & respect crucial to our relationship with Russia. (Sep 2015)
- Putin has no respect for America; I will get along with him. (Sep 2015)
- We must deal with the maniac in North Korea with nukes. (Sep 2015)
- More sanctions on Iran; more support of Israel. (Jun 2015)
- China is our enemy; they're bilking us for billions. (Dec 2011)
- When you love America, you protect it with no apologies. (Dec 2011)
- By 2027, tsunami as China overtakes US as largest economy. (Dec 2011)
- Things change; empires come and go. (Apr 2010)
- Criticized Buchanan’s view on Hitler as appeasement. (Jul 2000)
- Post-Cold War: switch from chess player to dealmaker. (Jul 2000)
- Support Russia, but with strings attached. (Jul 2000)
- China: lack of human rights prevents consumer development. (Jul 2000)
- Be tougher on China-we’re too eager to please. (Jul 2000)