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Spin Zone / Re: Question for the Trumpkins?
« on: February 01, 2016, 10:15:05 AM »Pure bovine scatology.
I've never asked for a demonstration of Dear Leader Trump as a "true conservative". I'm simply asking that the person seeking the nomination of the more conservative mainstream party demonstrate a single example of a conservative position when not running for office. That's an incredibly low bar, yet Dear Leader Trump and his Trumpkins seem wholly incapable of crossing it.
Again, not asking for that. Just one, only one, example of Dear Leader Trump advocating for a conservative position.
Here's the thing. The point of asking for a single position by Trump that is conservative is to point out that he is of the Left. He is a Democrat in the Republican Primary. The goal is to go into the general with two Democrats (maybe 3 if Bloomberg runs as an "Independent")
You set up a strawman argument. As has been pointed out to you, by your own logic Reagan would be ineligible for your support since he was a Democrat before he was a Republican - he advocated Democrat ideals until he changed his position and campaigned as a Republican. If Ronaldus Magnus can't make it no way that Trump or Cruz or anyone else can.
Newsflash - we have been picking between Democrat and Democrat "Light" since Bush '41 - how well has that been working out for us?
The reason Trump is attractive to many, as has also been pointed out to you endlessly, is the perception that he takes no shit and can not be 'bought'.
If you review Trump's body of work he is clearly a pro-business candidate, most likely a Fiscal Conservative, Socially Liberal North East Republican. His previous party affiliation means no more than did Reagan's or anybody else's.
Did he change his position on abortion? Yes. Did Cruz change on imigration and ethanol subsidies Syria, etc.? Yes. Did Rubio change on immigration and 2A etc.? Yes.
There are no ideological pure Conservatives in this fight, none. And if we don't win it means nothing.
Would Cruz be more Conservative than Trump on matters of substance? Maybe, can't say for sure since both have changed positions - would either be way more Conservative than the alternative - yes.
'Gimp