[tacticalogic]

He is a "deal maker."

But as a private citizen it's always been his stuff on the table. As President, it will be our stuff he's bartering to make the deal work.

[Ohioan]

That is not the point. To make a deal, you have to listen to the people you are dealing with, as to the subject matter. Where Trump is still not aware of some of the issues, this is an opening to continue his awakening.

He is also a builder--an inherently Conservative motivating factor. You build on a foundation. The foundation of American Conservative politics are the principles that are sacred at Free Republic. There is a common motivation, here, to build on a foundation. The problem is simply to adjust each others' focus to understand how to work better together.