Why do you Support Trump?

[KeithE]

For those of you who support Trump, what positive do you see in him or his program.

I have asked a couple this question and will ask it more.

1. One widow, bridge player, ex- teacher in rural Alabama said “we should support the President whoever it is”.
2. A recently retired Corp of Engineer executive, a good friend (church, golf, many lunches, Emmaus cohort) says "he is getting rid of regulations that are choking us”.

Please add your thoughts and ask others if you would.

[Dave Roberts]

Last week, I heard this from a Virginian with links to mining. "He is bringing king coal back to the throne."

[William Thornton]

In a sense, the bridge club widow is right, though support is not absolute. The problem with the trumphaters is that they want to overturn a legitimately elected president. I have no problem with disagreements on policy.

I generally agree with the engineer, at least the perception is present on that subject, and the general economic improvement, consumer attitudes, etc.

Depends on whose running in 2020.

The problem you have, Keith, is that you come across as asking legit questions but underneath it is utter contempt for anyone who would do anything but lynch Trump. 'How could all these rednecks and rubes elect this guy', is the approach.

It's all on display here...daily. I wouldn't have voted for Obama in a millenium but didn't spend all my waking hours trashing him.

[Sandy]

[KeithE]

[Joseph Patrick]

From Gerry Milligan...

William, you said, "It's all on display here...daily. I wouldn't have voted for Obama in a millenium (sic) but didn't spend all my waking hours trashing him." While I appreciate what you said about not trashing President Obama, why would you not ever vote for him? Is it because of LBJ getting the voting rights passed (as many, even LBJ, acknowledging the losing of the South?) Or does the answer reside in Michael Emerson's publication, "Divided by Faith, Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race? To quote you "Inquiring minds want to know."

[William Thornton]

[Joseph Patrick]

[Neil Heath]

William, I didn't read Keith's question as being biased. I took it as a genuine desire to understand.

Now if he had asked, "Why do you still support Trump?" I would see that as betraying a bias.

[William Thornton]

[Joseph Patrick]

From Gerry Milligan...

William, honestly I was not accusing you of racism, but both examples that I cited have to do with racism in the south. I am actually interested as to why you would never vote for him. That was the question, you read more into it than was intended. But, I notice you still have not justified your comment.

[William Thornton]

But you implied that racism was the reason and it was specifically directed at me. You are smart enough to understand that.

I wouldn't vote for hil in 10,000 years. Am I sexist as well?

[Joseph Patrick]

[William Thornton]

[KeithE]

Asked my bridge partner (Jim) and he supports Trump primarily due to “Trump’s better climate for business”* which he regards as very important for people as well as the companies. Like the Corps of Engineers guy he likes the "relaxation of regulations". In addition he likes the cuts in business tax rates, and Trump’s stronger American stance on international trade (and is quite knowledgeable about that - told me several stories about China’s protectionist stances).

But he does not like how Trump has “conducted himself” - his "tactics at his rallies", his lack of hard work (always golfing, listening to news, tweeting), and treatment of immigrants (we need to let them in because "they help business" is his attitude).

Like me he could not vote for Hillary because of her laxness in handling classified material - “we’d be in jail if we did tenth of what she did”.

He is open on whether he would vote again for Trump (depends on who else is running and the Mueller investigation which will “very likely will end with Russian collusion of some sort"). He does not care about Trump’s previous business or sex life - “does not matter on his function as President".

Jim is a good guy - retired 71 year old, elder at his Presbyterian (PC-USA) church, was always a very good supervisor, and one of the best trajectory analysts literally in the world (the code he managed and used -STAMP- is the most used internationally). He is conservative in most of what he does (personal spending, politics, investing, bridge bidding, but not religiously). He lives in the most prestigious area in Huntsville - the Ledges. He worked for me for several years.

* quotes are his words as best I can remember.

[Joseph Patrick]