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pampango

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14. On safety net issues (Social Security, health care, etc.) he might. On taxes, deregulation,

Reply to Fumesucker (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 08:07 AM

Feb 2016

and the power of the 1% I doubt he will swing left at all.

Most of the racists and xenophobes in his base will stay with him as long as he convinces them that the safety net is just there for them, not for immigrants, refugees and OTHERS who are not like them. The far-right in Europe generally operates that way. They have quite similar policies with regard to safety nets, trade, immigration, refugees, etc.

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Trump will swing pretty far left if he gets the nomination [View all] Fumesucker Feb 2016 OP

That could invite a serious 3rd party challenge from the right... VMA131Marine Feb 2016 #1

That's what I was thinking Fumesucker Feb 2016 #7

Been thinking the same thing. Quixote1818 Feb 2016 #2

I think that's the biggest issue about this theory. He will have risen from the base and the base Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #3

Some of them are considering Bernie already, it's been a Clinton camp talking point... Fumesucker Feb 2016 #6

trump has always been a racist, he hates blacks and jews especially JI7 Feb 2016 #4

Oh and the irony of that one! You would think a religious whackjob AgadorSparticus Feb 2016 #8

It'll be a tough sell leftynyc Feb 2016 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #5

Yeaaaaa....not holding my breath on that one. AgadorSparticus Feb 2016 #9

Same here, but he is a loose flywheel and Hortensis Feb 2016 #13

You mean back to the left? LAGC Feb 2016 #10

Agreed. Of course independents aren't as gullible as the GOP base Bucky Feb 2016 #12

On safety net issues (Social Security, health care, etc.) he might. On taxes, deregulation, pampango Feb 2016 #14

Why on earth would he do that? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #15

That's what I think, too. He'll be trolling for Bernie voters if Hillary is the nominee. Vinca Feb 2016 #16