At 3/15/16 09:02 PM, RydiaLockheart wrote:
I know some of you folks are Trump supporters. So, in all honesty, I ask: why do you support Trump, and what makes you think he can accomplish any of what he wants to?
I'm not a Trump supporter myself, but a lot of my family are, even over Kasich who they generally view quite favorably. Part of the reason is {and why Trump has so much support among the blue-collar Republicans and the undecided} is that he is able to speak to the zeitgeist of the average Joe who felt that Obama let them down during his tenure and considering that there is a degree of political correctness in our society {even if it is overblown hoopla} they view it as refreshing that a candidate not only acknowledges this, but seems to revel in being as blunt as possible.
Of course, the caveat is that my family are about as interested, let alone about as knowledgeable of politics in general as I am with Greek mythology. It's mostly just bits and pieces of it at best and they don't really have much of a party loyalty as much as it is seeing whichever candidate they can see relate to them to some level, most of my family voted for Obama just on that concept alone.
At this point, I am undecided. I was a Rubio supporter, and asking me to pick my favorite Democratic candidate is like asking me to pick my favorite STD. I have no idea what I'll do in the general.
For all the rifts that the GOP has, this might just be the best opportunity at getting a Republican president in. The Democratic candidates are just so unappealing on many different levels, it's hard to see them being elected President with what they have to offer and what their track records have. Push comes to shove, I would rather take my chances with Hilary hoping that she would be Obama lite over Sanders and his rather naive and Sisyphean policies, and a support base of folks which seems to revel in what he says and not how it is going to be implemented, which is being kind to say the least.