In other words, his supporters didn't vote for him because of his policies or promises. They liked his entertainment value. He made them laugh; his speeches didn't put them to sleep. Reality TV star, willing to be rude, talks like a 3rd grader so no one is left out, tweets insults all night long. WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE?
So I could be President!!!
Oh, I was born in Canada to a Scottish\Lebanese mother and Irish\Italian Father, so no damn dice there!
Serious question: Back during the campaign, those of us who were not voting for Trump didn't believe that he'd be able to follow through on a pretty significant percentage of his promises. We were mocked, of course, but now that we know the ACA won't be repealed, that Mexico won't be paying for the wall, that Trump even backed out of requiring WE fund the wall, and that he's softening on NAFTA and NATO and other issues, I'd like to know:
Have you thought about how much leeway you'll give him on his promises before you'd stop supporting him?
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I think part of his appeal may not have even specifically about issues, per se. Part of it was like a primal scream, people who have become so frustrated with the status quo that voting for him was like flipping the bird to the system. If that's the case, the individual decisions and legislation are essentially secondary.
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You answered your question right there and Trump was the angry vote that usually goes third party but this time some stayed in the GOP to make sure Clinton would not win!
It had more to do with Clinton than if Trump fulfilled any of his promises and the USSC picks which in my opinion is not going to make the fringe voter happy at all!
Yeah, the fallback for Trump supporters (and really, this applies to pretty much any presidency, both parties) is that, regardless how much he disappoints, they can say "at least he isn't Hillary". I get that.
I was just hoping to squeeze a little intellectual honesty out and there have been some interesting responses. So, success!
Trump's presidency is a little more interesting to me, though, because he's such a loose cannon, and loose cannons certainly can blow up both sides.
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Well according to some I am a Trump supporter ( yeah the love I shower that pathetic excuse of human waste ), let me be honest he did not realize the job would be this hard!
5 things learned from Trump's 100-day interview
When you have someone that had no idea how difficult it was to be President tell me he is clueless and can America afford on the job training for the most important job in this nation or even in the world?
I can not say he is a miserable failure because let be factual and admit you along with me did not have high expectations for him, but as you can see now members within his own political party are unwilling to work with him on key issues like the ACA.
So will this change the minds of the red state voters at this moment?
No.
Now after the 2018 elections if there is still massive learning needed to be done by Trump, and the GOP is still having hard time to work with Trump you could see the Democrats rising and taking the Oval Office again, but only if they do not run Clinton or Warren.
Why?
Because by then Trump shine will wear off and Red Staters will be ready to either move on or not vote in 2020.
Just my opinion and hope Trump prove me wrong but so far he has shown he is clueless like me with a teenage girl at a club!