I had assumed that Trump was going to hold off running to the center until after the Republican convention, assuming he got the nomination. However, Trump has such contempt for conservatives that the sellout is currently well under way. Having already decided that abortion should remain legal after being savaged for his remark that women obtaining abortions should be punished, Trump is now all in favor of fake women using female rest rooms:
Via Legal Insurrection, something for the “but he fights!” file. Is this one of those answers, as with abortion, where he just doesn’t know what a conservative candidate’s supposed to say? Or is this him pivoting to a more “traditional” campaign for the general, staffed by Paul Manafort’s lobbyist cronies (rigged system!) and chock full of left-ish talking points for swing voters?
Mediaite has a transcript. Note Trump’s rationale: It’s not just that he thinks this issue is much ado about nothing (“there has been so little trouble”), it’s how heavily the risk of economic boycotts seems to weigh on him (“what they are going through with all of the business that’s leaving”). If, like many conservatives, you worry about corporate America smashing legislative backing for state RFRA laws designed to protect religious small-business owners from having to cater gay weddings, you’re getting a taste of what kind of support you can expect from President Trump.
“North Carolina did something that was very strong, and they are paying a big price and there’s a lot of problems,” responded Trump.
“North Carolina, what they are going through with all of the business that’s leaving and the strife– and that’s on both sides. Leave it the way it is. There have been very few complaints the way it is. People go, they use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate, there has been so little trouble,” he said.
Team Cruz, hearing this, saw their opportunity to needle Trump about political correctness and took it:
Go here to read the rest. Any conservative supporting Trump is truly delusional.
Well, he (as well as other members of his family) likely have his own private bathroom (as well as his own private armed security guards), so what does it matter to him?
Given my enlarged prostate, public bathrooms are a big deal.
Despite objections, it looks like the Trump machine is rolling on toward the nomination.
Next problem – defeating la Hilary. So which candidate would get the most “held nose” votes?
Everyone knows what Hilary will do – continue the destruction of the USA
Will Trump the artificial conservative do better? – I think so, but it still may not be nice.
It’s still to early to say whether or not the Trump machine will roll into Cleveland or sputter into Cleveland.
He also said today the GOP platform should allow abortion in case of rape, health of mother.
Which means he does not believe anything he said before, nor does he believe an unborn child has a fundamental right to life.
If Trump really wanted to be president then he should offer Cruz a supreme court nomination for his delegates. I’d vote for Trump for sure then. (Nothing against Cruz, I just think he would do more good as a justice than president)
Cruz would be really stupid to take that deal, since Trump is only offering a nomination and not a seat on the court.
“Any conservative supporting Trump is truly delusional.” Quite correct. Trump is an Independent.
It appears that I will be voting for a 3rd Party candidate, likely Constitution Party. My worst fear, however, is not Trump or Hillary but Sanders the communist. Even Livia Drusilla Augusta Caesar is better than he.
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Don’t switch your alignment yet, LQC; Trump is slowed down to where he probably won’t get the numbers he needs to lock it up, and nutzo things like this are a good sign.
He probably won’t be able to lock it up before the convention.
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That doesn’t mean he won’t have it locked up by the convention.