Is Donald Trump a Radical Centrist?

[President Pepe]

A Radical Centrist combines aspects of the dissident left and dissident right. They primarily anti-establishment rather than ideologues. They may support conservative positions such as immigration restrictions but may align with the left on non-interventionism, protecting entitlements, and regulating Wall Street. They tend to be moderate or ambivilent on social issues such as abortion and gay marriage.

[President Pepe]

I know the term Radical Centrist can be confusing. On one hand you have establishment types such as Thomas Friedman and Fareed Zhakaria who have used that term to describe their ideology, which is Neo-liberal globalism. On the other you have a Radical Centrist Populism which is protectionist, immigration restrictionist, and was best represented by the Reform Party, which Trump was once a member of. Trump wrote a book back in 2000 when he was considering a run under the Reform Party. Back than he was pro-choice and advocated a massive tax increase on the ultra wealthy. Since than Trump has ran to the right to win the GOP primary. My personal ideal of radical Centrism would be a combination of the best aspects of Pat Buchanan, Ron Paul, and Ralph Nader. Trump is far from idea but he is the closest to that of anyone running.

[President Pepe]

Whats ironic is that the establishment conservatives have attacked Trump both for being to liberal and a right wing extremist. Goes back to Jonah Goldberg's liberal fascist meme.