As it stands right now, Donald Trump has done nothing whatsoever to earn our votes. Based on his output so far, it’s not unreasonable to wonder if he has the capacity to earn our vote.
The argument that I’m hearing right now from a lot of supposed conservatives is that we have to beat Hillary and therefore it Trump is the only option.
Well, no, first of all, he’s not the only option. We have a lot of options including the ones that have been exercised by the American people for the last generation or so, which includes not voting at all. For those that insist on voting, there are other options to vote for is well. All of which are valid.
Thing is, Trump has done absolutely nothing to tell us what he is going to do once he is president.
He’s going to build a wall and make the Mexicans pay for it. Oh, wait, no he isn’t either.
He’s going to make America great again. Well, how? What is he going to do for individual liberties and free markets?
What is he going to do to cut down government? What’s he going to do to reduce the size and scope of government? What’s he going to do to increase individual freedom?
He’s already told us that he’s leaning toward Single Payer for healthcare which is precisely what the Democrats had in mind anyway.
Think about it now. Single-payer is precisely what Hillary Clinton was pushing for in the nineties, remember? Single-payer has always been the Democrat wet dream. This is the conservative answer? This is the guy who believes in free markets?
He’s told is he is pro-abortion. He’s told us he’s going to raise taxes.
. He’s told us that he is going to be a protection as president, raising all kinds of tariffs which is precisely what extended the Great Depression in the thirties.
He’s now making noises that he wants John Kasich as a VP, when Kasich himself comes down to the left of Hillary Clinton.
This is not a very impressive collection of statements so far, and certainly it is not earning our votes.
It is not unreasonable for us to ask mr. Trump to give us a cogent reason for electing him that does not involve Hillary Clinton?
He hasn’t done that. And as I have suggested, I doubt he has the ability. Trump supporters, and the conservatives who have managed to capitulate to Trump and his supporters, have a lot of answers as to what he’s going to do as president, most of which conflict with each other.
Clearly the message that Trump has been sending in all these matters is at least muddled if not non-existent. And I will tell you point blank that if he doesn’t come up with an answer for those questions, he does not deserve nor will he get a broad enough base within the Republican party or outside of it for that matter to achieve the White House.
That is precisely why Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump Head to Head as this is written.
The people that are willing to vote for Hillary Clinton are not going to have their minds changed if they haven’t by now. I don’t care if we had video of Hillary Clinton’s shooting those poor people in Benghazi herself, they would still vote for her regardless. So the only minds that are to be changed are the ones who are conservatives, and reluctant to vote for Donald Trump.
Unless and until he comes up with a substantive answer to the questions I have posed he’s not going to attain the presidency.
