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    A Trump ‘Pivot’ May Be Coming: The Question is When, and How

    A Trump ‘Pivot’ May Be Coming: The Question is When, and How



    17 Dec 2017

    One of the many results from the Alabama special election that should concern the White House was that voters were evenly divided about President Donald Trump’s job performance.

    Exit polls showed Trump was dead even, at 48% approval to 48% disapproval, in a state he won in 2016 by nearly 28%. While the exit polls were certainly affected by high Democratic turnout, and perhaps also by Republicans’ reluctance to answer, Trump should worry.

    There is no immediate reason that Trump should be doing so badly in a solidly conservative state. He has delivered on many of his campaign promises and will probably sign a sweeping tax reform bill by Christmas. Conservatives are disappointed that Obamacare has not yet been repealed, and that the border wall has not yet been built, but that is largely Congress’s fault. The only remaining explanation is his personal temperament — the tweets and the rest.

    To turn his low approval numbers around, in Alabama and elsewhere, Trump will likely need to “pivot” — that is, if he wants to be re-elected (and he may, some speculate, be satisfied with one term).

    The question is what that pivot will be, and when it will happen.

    In the 2016 campaign, when Trump’s rhetoric was also a concern, he managed to discipline himself over the last several weeks. Trump could do that again, softening his rhetoric expand his appeal.

    But it is also possible that Trump could shift on policy. After tax reform, he will have achieved most of what it is possible for him to do himself, or with the cooperation of Republicans alone.

    Immigration may be the last issue on which he can exert his will — but Republicans are divided over that. It is clear Obamacare will not be removed (or fixed) without a bipartisan bill.
    So the potential for a policy pivot is there. The question may not be if, but when.

    If Trump does pivot, the danger, from a conservative point of view, is that he will do so before securing his most important campaign pledge, which is the border wall.

    If Congress legalizes Obama’s unconstitutional Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) without the wall, and without an end to chain migration and other key safeguards, it is possible he will be stuck in the worst of both worlds: losing his base without earning new support.

    Conversely, if Trump fulfills his promises on stopping illegal immigration, he will secure his political base and be in a far stronger position to deal on issues like health care.

    The deadline for a DACA “fix” is in March. That gives conservatives time to push the administration to deliver on the border wall before the 2018 midterm elections hit full stride.

    After that, Congress will lose its nerve, and the pressure for a “pivot” may be too strong for even Trump to ignore.

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    I don't think Trump is going to "pivot". Trump will double-down. That doesn't mean that to get a deal, to fix a problem, he may not compromise. He will compromise. But will he compromise in a way that continues the problem? No. Will he compromise in a way that magnifies the problem? No. Will he agree to something that he knows is not in our best interest? No, I don't think so. He hasn't done so on anything so far. He's taken on the authoritarians over regulations. He's taken on the socialists over taxes and Obamacare. He's taken on the world over trade and Paris Climate Accord. He's taken on Europe over NATO. He's taken on the CIA over Syria. He's taken on ISIS in Syria and Iraq, the Taliban in Afghanistan, Al Qaeda in Yemen and other terrorist hot spots. He's taken on the Congress, the Media and the DemoQuacks over Russia and held firm to his position of wanting a better relationship with this important country. The only "PIVOT" we're seeing is the one Donald Trump is doing for our country, pivoting US out of the gutter and driving US back on track.

    Still, Trump needs to know that with regards to DACA, his "base" doesn't want it, the polls saying otherwise are LIES and FAKE NEWS, we want illegal aliens deported in single family units, no child left behind regardless of where they were born, on the earliest possible date.

    We want to Make America Great Again, and this can't and won't happen with 30 million illegal aliens plus their offspring roaming all over our land. It's just not possible, they steal jobs, resources, tax credits, refunds, wages, housing, education, culture, political influence and elections from American Citizens. They run up our debt with their crime and welfare use while depleting our precious resources. They ruin American Lives and Businesses with unfair and illegal labor and business enterprises. They cheat, lie, steal, run drugs, rape, assault, behead, murder and kill.

    And they have big loud mouths shouting demands in our streets and government facilities in a country they aren't even supposed to be in.

    This is insanity, it's nonsense, it's craziness and pure madness to allow it to continue on any level at all. It must all be stopped and all illegal aliens must be removed from our nation, with all minor children in tow regardless of where they were born, no child left behind.
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    In my opinion, Trump biggest enemy right now is his mouth. He needs to reduce the self praise, thumping of the chest, and tweet attacks. We would be much better served if he would use that energy to focus more on his stated campaign goals and keeping his promises. Remain humble and let others sign your praises, Mr. President.

    Honestly, I find it difficult to stomach the constant self bragging on how great you are. Please take to heart the old adage, "actions speak louder than words."

    "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" ** Edmund Burke**

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