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In a recent interview, Donald Trump gave a crass reason why voters should go for him rather than Mitt Romney — “the Donald” has “a much, much bigger net worth” than the mogul from Massachusetts. Hardly a reason to vote for a candidate, but we’ll concede the point to Trump on this one. In reality, though, there are far more similarities than differences between these two hopefuls when it comes to substantial political issues. Their reversals on abortion are one.
Romney was pro-choice until he began laying the foundation for a presidential run, and realized, as Rudy Giuliani rudely discovered in 2008, that adherence to the sanctity of human life is an indispensable position in Republican primaries. That’s an awakening Trump is now experiencing — encouraged, no doubt, by advice from political consultants.
To that end, Trump suddenly has discovered that he was wrong about abortion all those years. Of course, running for president (maybe) has nothing to do with that. It’s a conviction thing. Right.
The abortion U-turn is good evidence that Trump is getting nowhere close to the Republican nomination for president. If Romney suffered as he did in part due to his reversal on pro-life, then Trump will fare far worse. At least Romney developed a short track record in office of respect for life, namely on stem cell research. In contrast, Trump offers nothing but empty talking points.
(By the way, for an education on just how family friendly Trump is, check out this bizarre video short, during which the Donald “takes advantage” of Rudy in drag. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. And yes, I won’t be eating for days, thank you very much.)
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Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 4.22.11 @ 11:29AM
One thing you keep forgetting to mention in your narrative is that private citizens may be allowed leeway that politicians may not find.
The reason for that is that politicians have actually had an impact on public policy. Trump has never effected public policy through government.
Unlike all the weak kneed Republicans running, Trump hasn't left any disaster in his wake that the public had to pay for now or in the future.
If Trump is attacked for personal opinions he had in the past he can simply state he learned more about the subject and changed his mind and that's very believable.
The reason Trump is so popular right out of the box is that he's seized upon the public frustration with Washington and Obama all in one fell swoop and has taken the fight right to Obama.
Trump doesn't have to have the facts about Obama's birth, but he questioned it and had the nerve to question it.
The public is tired of milquetoast politicians and that would include Obama. Trump is a breath of fresh air because he's actually telling people what he believes. That gets respect and it appears to be something the rest of the field is running from and the public has little respect now for anyone not willing to level with them.
SVB| 4.23.11 @ 12:47AM
You call Mitt Romney a "Flip Flopper" but then all you offer as evidence for this is that he became Pro-Life. That's it? Actually yes, that is it. Mitt Romney is not the cronic position changer that he is painted as. If you wanted to do a story of a real Flip Flopper then do a piece on all the policy reversals of Barak Obama.
Mark | 4.23.11 @ 12:06PM
It's just another bit of evidence proving that neither one is a good choice for a presidential candidate. Obama is definitely in the running for the All-Time Biggest flipper award.