hawkwing wrote:
Trump is the left. Very little difference either way.
Trump is further left than Hillary.
Actually time to stop listening to the establishment and DC insiders. Trump is a populist with no political ideology. He is not further left than Hillary. That is a complete lie generated by the establishment trying to keep their power and influence. Again I am a Cruz advocate but I WILL vote for trump because we cannot have Hillary appoint the next 3 or 4 sup ct justices. Also, the thing to remember is Trump in not a politico. He is an executive. Funny how so many advocate against electing an executive to an executive position. So you have to take what he says with a grain of salt. Instead look at what who he is hiring and what the policies are that they are stating will be his administrations policies.
So let's see far left he really is. Here are the policies he has released to this point.
Immigration: He tabbed Jeff Sessions to create the policies he will implement in his administration. He is one of the best conservatives to author the plan a true top shelf immigration conservative. The plan they presented is to build the wall and deport illegals. Cancel all J1 visas for low skill immigrants. Trump's policy will be to issue these visas and establish a program to have those jobs given to low skill Americans (read jobs for the poor). Hillary wants amnesty, no wall, continues J1 visas. I guess that puts Trump right of her. And right of Romney and Rubio and Kasich and most of the other 17 candidates. Probably only Cruz would have done the same thing.
Taxes: Trump has put forth his tax plan. Reduce the bus.tax rate to 15% from 40%. This is as conservative as it gets. This will bring jobs back in. On top of that he has stated he will have a one time 10% rate on funds (est 2.5 trillion) being held overseas that are brought back in. These two steps alone will jump start the economy more than any president has since Reagan. When he stated he will force Caterpillar to stay in the US, this is how he intends to do it. Hillary, follow in the footsteps of Obama. No further explanation needed. Trump way "right" again.
2nd amendment:
Trump's policy is enforcement of current laws and not new ones. He also has stated his policy is to establish a federal law that requires all states to accept other state's CC licenses. His policy is also improve mental health care and not banning of guns. Hillary wants all guns gone. Trump on the "right".
Healthcare:
Trump's policy is to repeal Obamacare. Replace it with a capitalist system. Hillary is do more of Obamacare and get it to single payer (government health care).
Brought on John Mashburn to head his policy team. John is ultra pro-life. So for those worried about abortion and Planned Parenthood, PP is quaking in their boots.
Also, research the things Ann Coulter has been saying. Liberals and establishment absolutely hate her. She is very keyed in to what we the people really think and feel and has more common sense than all of them combined. She is also very intelligent and understands what it really means to be a conservative.
Lastly, look up what Betsy McCoy has published regarding Trump's policies. She is the one that almost single handed stopped Hillary-Care. I included some of what she found above.
So far every resource Trump has sought out and every policy they have release has been entirely "very conservative". People keep going back to what he said and did as a business man in NY. What would you have done if your business involved constructing buildings in Democrat strongholds? Would you have said what you truly believed or what you knew the politicians wanted to hear? Trump will use his common sense to govern and common sense is the foundation of conservatism. He may not be a conservative but he sure is acting like one.
So in the end Trump is an enigma. He has said a lot of things that make me concerned (hence my support for Cruz) but his actions regarding what his administration's policies will be have all been as conservative as they can be. So I'm taking the old saying "Don't listen to what they are saying but look at what they are doing". In other words, "by their fruits ye shall know them".
So anyways, you get the point. Don't vote, which is a vote for Hillary, Vote 3rd party, which is a vote for Hillary unless Bernie runs 3rd party too, or vote Trump and hope he implements the policies he has been putting out there.
One last thought, if you are waiting for the "perfect" candidate, you might as well give up on ever voting, because I don't ever expect to run for president. I wouldn't want to put my family's safety as such a risk although I would consider it for the sake of this great country.