Should Democrats Begin Taking a More Realistic Approach Towards The Donald?...

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Donald J. Trump is many things, as the year long primary season so amply and credibly pointed out. Stupidity however is certainly not one of them. Although given his divisive rhetoric and apparent tone deafness one sometimes was left to question that premise.

At any rate Trump's June 7th victory speech struck a tone different from what we've grown used to, and, frankly grown to expect from the Donald. As TPM aptly points out in the following excerpts if Trump continues to press his populist agenda in the same tone as his June 7th speech he will be a strong general election candidate. One much more difficult for HRC to vanquish.

*He framed the election in classic populist terms: “I’m going to be America’s champion because you see this election isn’t about Republican or Democrat; it’s about who runs this country – the special interests or the people and I mean the American people.”

*Instead of the usual Republican bromides against government spending, he bemoaned crumbling public infrastructure: “I visited the crumbling cities and the struggling schools. I’ve seen our dilapidated airports, highways, bridges and I’ve compared them to other countries where we see facilities so far superior to ours it’s really not to be believed, hard to imagine what’s happened to our country.”

*He cited the loss of manufacturing jobs: “I’ve visited communities in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Indiana and Ohio whose manufacturing jobs, they literally, these jobs have virtually disappeared, an embarrassment to our country and it’s horrible.”

*He used the slogan of “America First” (most Americans are unaware of the slogan’s origins) to highlight his opposition to foreign intervention that wasn’t directly linked to America’s security. Citing Clinton’s intervention in Iraq, Libya and Syria, he described his own foreign policy: “It means on foreign policy we will never enter into any kind conflict unless it makes us safer as a nation. It has to make us safer as a nation.”

*He also used the slogan of “America First” to link his opposition to illegal immigration, but on economic rather than cultural rounds: “America First means protecting the jobs, wages and security of American workers, whether first or tenth generation.” Then he segued to a universal appeal: “No matter who you are, we’re going to protect your job because let me tell you our jobs are being stripped from our country like we’re babies…Every American worker of every background is entitled to the same benefits, protections and rights and privileges; it’s got to be that way.”

*He also used “America First” to explain his opposition to NAFTA and other trade deals. “On trade, America First means the American worker will have his or her job protected from unfair foreign competition.”

*In his repeated promise to create new jobs, he specifically included African Americans with the highest rate of unemployment: “We’re going to put America back to work. We’re going to make our own products. We’re going to put America back to work. We’re going to rebuild our inner cities which are absolutely a shame and so sad. We’re going to take care of our African American people that have been mistreated for so long.”

*Finally, instead of attacking Clinton for her relationship with her husband – and some other sordid irrelevance – he honed in on where Clinton is most vulnerable: “The Clintons have turned the politics of personal enrichment into an art form for themselves. They’ve made hundreds of millions of dollars selling access, selling favors, selling government contracts, and I mean hundreds of millions of dollars. Secretary Clinton even did all of the work on a totally illegal private server. Something about how she’s getting away with this folks nobody understands.”


Whether Trump is able to control his natural narcissistic urges or not remains to be seen. If he is it will likely be a very tight race and the democratic party, as well as HRC, ought to be concerned. It will be as important for them to focus on HRC's positives as it will be to highlight Trump's negatives.

Believing Trump would govern differently than his rhetoric of the prior 12 months is a very hard thing to do however. Maybe it's just me?

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Via: Memeorandum

Comments

  1. The simplistic either/or Trump approach fires them up or drives them away. For example, I hardly ever
    agree with George Will , but if principled conservatives
    can hold their nose and go along the Trump highway, the GOP IMO will suffer win or lose.

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  2. My position on tRump remains the same, he must de defeated. The president of the company I worked for (27 years) had a favorite saying, A Leopard can't change its spots. In the case of tRump I believe it to be absolutely the case.

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  3. Trump reminds me of Juan Perón, actively courting the fascists and the communists until his own followers turned on each other, from Adolf Hitler to Che Guevara. Seeking love and acceptance from a public that he would wish to adore him. Spouting an untenable populist message of worker's rights and human dignity. Nothing but a big, fat lie. A funereal hymn to violence, corruption and death.

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  4. I thought I was tough in my analysis of tRump. :) I can see your point though. And, tRump's gotta go.

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  5. I thought I was tough in my analysis of tRump. :) I can see your point though. And, tRump's gotta go.

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  6. Something that bears repeating.

    Disappointed that Hillary clinched the nomination, glad that Bernie hasn't given up: he does seem to have a better chance of beating Trump. and a 0 chance of self destructing (unlike Hillary) if he somehow got the nomination.

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  7. Given the super delegate safety net was there eally any question dmarks?

    I'm not so certain Sanders wouldn't "self destruct" actually. He gas a short fuse. My wife doesn't like Sanders at all. Guess she didn't feel the Bern.

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