Gallup: Majority of Republicans support Marijuana legalization

[60+ GOP Seats After 2018 GUARANTEED]

I am against recreational marijuana legalization. Drugs are bad period, and marijuana is one.

But if Trump was somehow able to reschedule it (via Congress) and at least make medicinal marijuana legal could that help him among millennials in 2020?

I doubt it. As opposed to past presidents, disapproval of Trump seems to hinge on character issues. Not that many Millennials and other voters necessarily like his policies, but rather that the overall focus is on Trump as a person. Rescheduling cannabis wouldn't change any of that, and knowing Trump, just days/weeks after rescheduling he would probably be embroiled in some new self-made scandal that drives nothing but negative news cycles for him. This seems to be how his presidency operates. He has a habit of squandering any positivity he can cobble together.

True, but a lot of people voted for Trump despite detesting his personality (*raises hand*). I won't lie: I am straight up embarrassed by his character. I don't even pretend to defend it. In fact I was hoping the right wing populist would be the OPPOSITE of what he is.

At this point he may not have much of a base in 2020. So I think if he can he should start pandering to different voters like with marijuana legalization and student debt reform.

This brings up a good question though - if he would've been more "PC" about his policy positions, what would the view of him be? For example, instead of saying "When Mexico sends it's people, they aren't sending their best. [...] They're bringing drugs, crime. They're/their rapists. And some, I assume are good people" he said "A significant amount of illegal immigrants from all over the world are bringing crime and problems here in the U.S.?" (he actually worded it like the latter during pre-announcement interviews).

Or instead of originally proposing a "shutdown of Muslims entering the United States til we can figure out what the hell is going on" he proposes a travel ban regarding terrorist countries.

Would voters be able to tolerate him more if he quit being so wild and started reforming student debt and drug laws? Or is he doomed no matter what?

[IceSpear]

Republicans are the most unrepresentative party in the western world

Americans vote based off tribalism, so they'll never pay a price for it. That's why.

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Would voters be able to tolerate him more if he quit being so wild and started reforming student debt and drug laws? Or is he doomed no matter what?

He really just needs to fade into the background. Just act like a normal president. Stop saying ridiculous stuff, never use Twitter again except for staff-written generic announcements, and actually do some good things that Millennials would like. He already has his core base locked down, so even if he seriously mellows out, they probably won't care. It's all about winning over independents and some Democrats, or at least getting them to not dislike him so strongly.

This is what has been so amusing to me - so many of Trump's problems are self-created. He can't control himself. And I mean that very literally, like, he just can't help himself. He keeps giving people reasons to dislike him. It is very unusual for a president to be so self-defeating, to mess up the most simple events, or to be in a situation where all he has to do is not attack someone, to just take a few punches, and yet he can't even do that.

You're a Trump supporter but you don't seem to deny some of his difficulties. Surely you have to see how self-defeating his behavior is. He has no impulse control whatsoever lol.