” The excuse that he had to do that to help his business doesn’t hold water: many conservative businessmen have done quite well without ever donating to liberals.”
But Trump MAKES deals, so donating to the progressives is greasing the wheel to help him make more deals.
Vote for him so that he can make more deals at the national stage. Forget parking lots and strip clubs.
We should not be cutting deals with progressives. We should be opposing them and defeating them. They do not have America's best interests at heart.
Skill at making deals is only a positive characteristic if Trump is trying to accomplish positive things in those deals. If he's trying to raise taxes, socialize healthcare, spend more on bailouts, or appoint liberal judges, I don't care how good of a dealmaker he is. What good is his dealmaking skill if it results in him cutting a deal with liberals to have single payer healthcare?