i do wonder on this, & its worrisome.
his 2 big promises - build a wall, & redo trade.
from detailed 20/20 dateline shows i seen on the subject, some of the border land is private property & the government cant build a wall on private property unless they seize it through emminent domain. then there is the rugged terrain, the river...doesnt seem like a full-on wall will happen. the liberal media will call him a failure for anything less than a great wall of china...his whole deportation scheme is a non-starter once the federal courts tie it up. hard to see how big picture stuff changes without a helpful congress.
& on trade, he needs a cooperative congress. since 100% of the congress is for sale to big corporations that created the mess, its hard to see how he accomplishes this goal. He would need to build a centrist coalition amongst both parties, to marginalize the leadership of both sides. those centrists would need protection from the leaders, who control pork & lobby influence, & can influence elections back home. basically, trump would need a third party to protect congressional voters who oppose corporate lobbyists.
& trump says nothing much about campaign finance reforms. used to sell the idea of self funding, but now he is seeking big donor contributions. what is he going to give away behind closed doors? loopholes in new trade deals? they wont give him millions to undermine their own interests. i smell a rat in this whole issue.
if the senate doesnt completely dump the filibuster, trumps first 2 years will mirror obamas. less than expected gets done, the president gets blamed, & the mid-terms get ugly. They could be super-ugly for trump since he's never had establishment backing.
vote for hilary?
