The Donald came out as a conservative at CPAC, saying "I'm pro-life, I'm against gun control, I'll end and replace Obamacare, and I won't raise your taxes." He says he'll decide by June whether to run for president. Other candidates say what this country needs is "you." The Donald says what the country needs is him. Someone who is successful, competitive, used to winning, who understands "life is war." His platform includes fair trade, kick China for manipulating its currency, demand OPEC lower oil prices and generally make America great again.
He got into a fight in the middle of his speech with Ron Paul supporters by telling the crowd, half of which was booing half of which was applauding, that "I like Ron Paul, he's a good man, but he has zero chance to be president."
He certainly doesn't back down from a fight.
The Grade
Life: C+
Marriage: D
Social conservatism: D
But wow, it was fun.
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Donald Trump is another example of someone who will say one thing to get elected, and do the opposite once in office. I don't think that most Americans want somebody who can buy the presidency anyway. He is also doing the Establishment's bidding for them when he denigrates Ron Paul. this is triangulation, something that Bill Clinton mastered.
I say vote him in for next President!!! Go Trump!!!!
I think Ron Paul supporters have gotten a lot of ground for being political 'nobodies'. The reality is we have to stick to our principles or the whole party shifts and drifts, and then none of the candidates the party supports represent you really. I guess I disagree in that way with what Trump said to the RP supporters. I also have to agree with the first poster. I get a dirty feeling listening to Trump pontificate on the values I hold dear. He sounds good, but I've seen plenty of people that had the right things to say and didn't follow through.
Just my two cents.
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