Yes and I agreed that he could be effective in front of the right crowd but fantastic he is not. That's where you lost me. He is average. And anyone can be ok when people are writing for you and you have a background in television. The issue is not only his mouth but his actions. He has definitely pissed off all of those groups of people and he will continue to because despite his talk of unifying us, he is terrified of losing that 36% base which is made up of racists, anti-immigration, nativist nuts. So he will never be able to unite.Hell no my wife will not vote for Trump just because he read a scripted speech. Both she and I were lifelong Republican voters until 2008. The recession which decreased my 401k by about 25% and the McCain/Palin ticket moved me to vote Democratic. Since then, I've gotten involved in this and other forums discussing politics and I'm appalled at the hatred shown towards Barack Obama and even Michelle Obama. I don't hate Trump. I've kept my negative comments towards him based on his short life as a politician.
The question I have. You said your wife thought he handled himself. Did it make her want to vote for him? Because most people I know who thought he did ok also said that didn't matter because they don't trust a word he says. So it's great to get up there and not shit yourself but it's meaningless if you don't have trust. Especially since he didn't introduce new policy. Originally Posted by Austin Dude
Anybody who would decide to vote for a candidate based on a speech is short on brain matter in my opinion. Especially when that candidate has a track record. I did not vote for Trump for several reasons -- I did not like how he thought it necessary to demean other candidates on a personal level during the primary campaign. I did not believe his campaign promises, most of which he has failed to live up to. Even his slogan "Make America great again" bothered me since America has always been great.