Why do you give Trump the benefit of the doubt? Are your hardened feelings about Clinton guiding how you perceive Trump?
I'm sure that is part of it... I simply can't vote for Hillary. I flat out can't vote for someone who I honestly believe should (and would) be arrested for her mishandling of official documents.
But more of my intrigue with Trump is that he is also the enemy of my enemy. There is absolutely no doubt that the establishment doesn't want him. Now, that doesn't necessarily make him my friend, either. But I think it at least warrants a much closer look at him. In addition, while he does spout his mouth a lot, and is an asshole... He has a proven track record of successfully navigating complex deals and negotiations. That is one of the few things a President does have a lot of influence over. And something we've been sorely lacking in the past few presidents.
There are people who have analyzed his public statements. If you look up Trump on the fairly balanced Politifact.com website and compare his record with previous Republican presidential candidates McCain and Romney, there is a very stark difference Trump and his predecessors. His percentage of true or mostly true statements is abysmal.
Agreed. And that is a big warning sign. But then again, if I'm buying a new car, how many truths do I tell the dealer? If it's not in my best interest to tell the truth, and there is little to no blowback for not telling the truth... Why would I? The question then becomes "Why is it not in Trump's best interest to tell more truths? What is he really trying to accomplish?" I don't know that, yet.
Do you trust a leader that is constantly making untruthful statements? There are really only two explanations for it: He is either lying all the time or he literally just does not know any better. Would you personally be comfortable handing a person like this the nuclear codes?
Honestly? I'd trust him with the codes more than Hillary. At least he shouldn't write them down on a post-it note and then forget where it is. Yeah, he's a blowhard, and he's got lots of bluster. What good is a nuclear weapon if your adversaries aren't at least a little scared you'd use it? You gotta sell a bluff now and then. As far as I can tell, he's nothing but bluffs, though. Also, a warning sign.
This is not a binary affair. You can be great at deceiving a sizable amount of people yet be a complete idiot about almost every thing else. Generally, even the people who despise Trump, acknowledge that he is great at winning over people.
True... But like it, or not, he's also accomplished a lot. He was born into money, but blew it all, came back and made more, blew that, made more, became a reality TV star, and deftly won the GOP nomination. None of those things are easy. Now, some will say he did it by deception and dumb luck... Maybe he did. I have my doubts that it was only those two things.
The two most successful American music artists appear to be Rihanna and Mariah Carey. Millions of Americans are following their every word on social media. Tens of thousands of people regularly fill entire stadiums to see them live. Clearly, they are able to draw huge crowds. Does this make them qualified to run a country such as the United States of America?
As far as I know, they're not running until at least 2020. We'll see by then.
I think it is healthy to remember that, especially in the US, it requires a vastly different set of skills to be elected into office than what is needed to effectively govern. It happens rarely that politicans are equally good at both.
True. The biggest concern I have with Trump is his reportedly incredibly short attention span. He likes to shoot from the hip and then work from there. It has cost him multiple times. And it could potentially cost all of us on a world stage.
I'm not saying Trump is all good. There is a lot of bad. I'm just not ready to dismiss him, yet, either. There is at least some potential for good there.
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