That's true. But you're not addressing the issue of Trump*s pragmatism. How do we know what he*s going to be pragmatic about if we don*t know what his core principles are? He hasn*t articulated them, AFAIK.
Saying that he will choose good advisers is fine as far as it goes, but he has to evaluate the advisers that he chooses. What principles will his choices be based on?
We can*t afford to be on a *trust me* basis with the next Republican presidential nominee. We need someone with principles and a solid track record.
All good points, indeed. However, if you follow Trump, read his books, watch his speeches, he’s basically laid out his core values/principles. Is he the ideal Christian conservative in the Ted Cruz, or similar, vein? Probably not, but, who knows what is in someone’s heart? I’m not voting for Pastor in Chief. I’m voting for a Commander in Chief that loves this country and wants to make it great again, safe and secure including financially. Trump does not have to watch what he says and does not have to calculate decisions from a political mindset, like Cruz does. He’s beholden to no one (sorry, Cruz is, as he’ll need $$ to get the nomination,like it or not, and that will influence many of his decisions) and is at a point in his life where he doesn’t care. Cruz is a young man and has a long future ahead of him after Trump straightens out this immediate mess before us. Bottom line is, we really don’t know how someone will be until there there. So many politicians are elected under one premise and do something totally different. Sure, Trump may do that, but there’s no guarantee Cruz won’t, too. At this point, I think Trump has much less to loose and doesn’t have to be so careful and calculating. We will need that in trying to turn this mess around.