Trump: GOP will become "workers' party"

[Crumpets]

Trump expressing his inner Dilma here.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trump-gop-workers-party-223598?cmpid=sf

[Angrie]

A lot of people are angry that they haven't had a real wage increase in 18 years, but that doesn't mean that they will turn to Trump as the solution.

Many will - disproportionately white men. Women and minorities will not.

What could (in theory) happen is that Trump could turn the GOP into a party of working class white males. And then after he loses in a landslide, someone else might come along and turn down the sexism, nativism, and racism, and broaden it into a "worker's party." That would be the interesting scenario. The Republicans could be competitive as an economically liberal, socially moderate-to-slightly-right party, against the Democrats as a socially liberal, economically moderate-to-slightly-right party.

But it's not going to happen just with Trump.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

National Socialist American Workers Party?

(sorry.)

[RaphaelDLG]

He better keep getting billions in free media while he builds this workers' party, because he sure as hell won't be getting any campaign cash to run commercials. 

That's why I don't believe this at all.  Would love to be shocked, though.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Q: How do you know Trump is lying?
A: Trump is always lying.

[Vosem]

Those stealth Cruz delegates better be working in some strong pro-trade language in the platform.

[Deblano]

A lot of people are angry that they haven't had a real wage increase in 18 years, but that doesn't mean that they will turn to Trump as the solution.

Many will - disproportionately white men. Women and minorities will not.

What could (in theory) happen is that Trump could turn the GOP into a party of working class white males. And then after he loses in a landslide, someone else might come along and turn down the sexism, nativism, and racism, and broaden it into a "worker's party." That would be the interesting scenario. The Republicans could be competitive as an economically liberal, socially moderate-to-slightly-right party, against the Democrats as a socially liberal, economically moderate-to-slightly-right party.

But it's not going to happen just with Trump.

That would be a more interesting and preferable direction for the party as opposed to now.

I just hope that the GOP doesn't become rabidly protectionist.

[Wisconsin+17]

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And people wonder why I get angry at so-called fiscal conservatives arguing for Trump.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Those stealth Cruz delegates better be working in some strong pro-trade language in the platform.

Not if it's Obamatrade.

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Those stealth Cruz delegates better be working in some strong pro-trade language in the platform.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCXTu5jE-Ng

[Maxwell]

Someone needs to bring out Jerry Brown's 1992 scathing critique of Ross Perot.

[Reginald]

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Paul Ryan is weeping.

[ag]

National Socialist American Workers Party?

(sorry.)

No need to apologize. You are merely factual and descriptive.

[RINO Tom]

Those stealth Cruz delegates better be working in some strong pro-trade language in the platform.

Not if it's Obamatrade.

It's much more accurately GOPCongresstrade.

[RightBehind]

Q: How do you know Trump is lying?
A: Trump is always lying.

If I had money for every time he lied, I might be as rich as he is.

[DINGO Joe]

Q: How do you know Trump is lying?
A: Trump is always lying.

If I had money for every time he lied, I might be as rich as he is.

You might already be as rich as he is.

[RightBehind]

Q: How do you know Trump is lying?
A: Trump is always lying.

If I had money for every time he lied, I might be as rich as he is.

You might already be as rich as he is.

I'm not a billionaire. So I don't have physical wealth. I might, however, have greater moral wealth, which is unfortunately nothing to boast about.

[DINGO Joe]

Q: How do you know Trump is lying?
A: Trump is always lying.

If I had money for every time he lied, I might be as rich as he is.

You might already be as rich as he is.

I'm not a billionaire. So I don't have physical wealth. I might, however, have greater moral wealth, which is unfortunately nothing to boast about.

Trump may not be a billionaire either.  Could be nothing but a series of shell companies.

[rob in cal]

  In Austria last Sunday about 86% of blue collar workers voted for the "right wing" candidate Hofer against the "left-wing" candidate Van Der Bellen.  In some European countries the perceived more nationalist, pro-low or no immigration parties are becoming the manual workers party.

[ag]

  In Austria last Sunday about 86% of blue collar workers voted for the "right wing" candidate Hofer against the "left-wing" candidate Van Der Bellen.  In some European countries the perceived more nationalist, pro-low or no immigration parties are becoming the manual workers party.

This is just the restauration of the pre-Mussolini status quo.

[beaver2.0]

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He's not wrong here.

[RFayette]

OK, I'm like sure this is 1896 2.0 now.

What puzzles me is that Trump is still tapping Steve Moore/Larry Kudlow for his tax plan.  It seems out-of-character for him, based on the persona he's trying to cultivate.  Otherwise, yeah, you might be right.

[RightBehind]

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He's not wrong here.

Just because he hasn't been wrong on some things, he's still full of crap and dangerously unqualified.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

Not if I have anything to say about it.

[Santander]

Not if I have anything to say about it.

Well, you don't...