The polls....some of them anyway....seem to indicate that the base is holding....this because of President Trump's approval ratings. It is not....it is changing! Conservatives....many of them....who actually believed what they fought for....along with discerning Christians....are leaving....replaced by Republican establishment types who see that President Trump is really open to anything and everything.....and that he is not the true conservative threat that they feared. A breakdown of that base....past and present....is as follows:
A) People like me.....there was no choice in voting for Donald Trump.....and we celebrated with other conservatives on election day 2016......but we recognized Donald Trump from the get-go for what he is....for we've been familiar with The Donald for four decades and he has not changed.....he's a man who does not read.....who is vindictive, manipulating and narcissistic beyond even Barack Obama....a man who has no ideas....and possesses only a handful of true beliefs....while the rest of his campaign promises were really nothing but carefully crafted positions meant to troll for supporters. He truly does want to restore America to economic hegemony.....he wants conservative judges so that his plans for economic hegemony are not thwarted (certainly not because of issues that are important to us)....and he actually wants to defeat terrorism....and that's it. The rest of the promises are negotiable....if he can come through on them....fine....if not....no big deal. We are as rigorous as ever as to defending our constitution.....but have no trust in anything President Trump might say on any particular day.
B) Evangelicals see Donald Trump as God's answer to prayer....a man who will restore the family....give them conservative Supreme Court judges who will eventually put an end to abortion.....permit parents to raise their own children.....and build up our military to defend our nation. It will take more than just another stab in the back to wake them up. The evangelical has become a very distinct entity in American politics....very predictable....and often easy to manipulate. What we cannot predict is whether or not God will choose to awaken the Christian mind in America from the doldrums....but if He should do so....Donald Trump will have lost his Christian base! Thus the key indicator of America's immediate future is in our pulpits.....where it has historical resided.
C) 401 (k) folks who may talk a good game on many issues but really just want to make a lot of money on Wall Street. Abortion.....gun rights....immigration....Obamacare....these things were good fodder for the campaign but releasing the business community and industry to do their thing and make money for themselves....and for us....this was what we needed Donald Trump for. They'll be on board until the stock market collapses.
D) Constitutional Conservatives who read Mark Levin type books....like I do....and revere our forefathers for their efforts in building a constitutional republic.....and who thought that Donald Trump was one of them....only to have to close their minds on almost a daily basis to continue to support him. These are the true 'repeal Obamacare folks....the illegal immigration opponents....the tax 'reform' people etc.' They are slowly....but steadily....falling away in that support.
E) The just....Make America Great Again....economically.....militarily.....faction. They're happy....no problems here yet.
F) And Independents....moderate Democrats and Republicans who just felt that Hillary Clinton was just a little bit too Al Capone to go along with her. They're not overly concerned about anything at this point either. President Trump is firmly in the camp of the Republican establishment now....and that's a pleasant surprise to them.
Folks....we do know that the other conservative candidates in the 2016 primaries were going to lower the corporate tax rate do we not? We are aware that we would have had a conservative Supreme Court Justice with any one of them.....right.....and our American military would have have the shackles taken off....and regulatory restrictions would have been lifted....correct? If so then why do we act as if without Donald Trump we wouldn't have seen these things?
A) People like me.....there was no choice in voting for Donald Trump.....and we celebrated with other conservatives on election day 2016......but we recognized Donald Trump from the get-go for what he is....for we've been familiar with The Donald for four decades and he has not changed.....he's a man who does not read.....who is vindictive, manipulating and narcissistic beyond even Barack Obama....a man who has no ideas....and possesses only a handful of true beliefs....while the rest of his campaign promises were really nothing but carefully crafted positions meant to troll for supporters. He truly does want to restore America to economic hegemony.....he wants conservative judges so that his plans for economic hegemony are not thwarted (certainly not because of issues that are important to us)....and he actually wants to defeat terrorism....and that's it. The rest of the promises are negotiable....if he can come through on them....fine....if not....no big deal. We are as rigorous as ever as to defending our constitution.....but have no trust in anything President Trump might say on any particular day.
B) Evangelicals see Donald Trump as God's answer to prayer....a man who will restore the family....give them conservative Supreme Court judges who will eventually put an end to abortion.....permit parents to raise their own children.....and build up our military to defend our nation. It will take more than just another stab in the back to wake them up. The evangelical has become a very distinct entity in American politics....very predictable....and often easy to manipulate. What we cannot predict is whether or not God will choose to awaken the Christian mind in America from the doldrums....but if He should do so....Donald Trump will have lost his Christian base! Thus the key indicator of America's immediate future is in our pulpits.....where it has historical resided.
C) 401 (k) folks who may talk a good game on many issues but really just want to make a lot of money on Wall Street. Abortion.....gun rights....immigration....Obamacare....these things were good fodder for the campaign but releasing the business community and industry to do their thing and make money for themselves....and for us....this was what we needed Donald Trump for. They'll be on board until the stock market collapses.
D) Constitutional Conservatives who read Mark Levin type books....like I do....and revere our forefathers for their efforts in building a constitutional republic.....and who thought that Donald Trump was one of them....only to have to close their minds on almost a daily basis to continue to support him. These are the true 'repeal Obamacare folks....the illegal immigration opponents....the tax 'reform' people etc.' They are slowly....but steadily....falling away in that support.
E) The just....Make America Great Again....economically.....militarily.....faction. They're happy....no problems here yet.
F) And Independents....moderate Democrats and Republicans who just felt that Hillary Clinton was just a little bit too Al Capone to go along with her. They're not overly concerned about anything at this point either. President Trump is firmly in the camp of the Republican establishment now....and that's a pleasant surprise to them.
Folks....we do know that the other conservative candidates in the 2016 primaries were going to lower the corporate tax rate do we not? We are aware that we would have had a conservative Supreme Court Justice with any one of them.....right.....and our American military would have have the shackles taken off....and regulatory restrictions would have been lifted....correct? If so then why do we act as if without Donald Trump we wouldn't have seen these things?
Much of this will be moot when God reaffirms His warning to all rebellious peoples....as as He did in Malachi 1:4....."They may build, but I will tear down"....and at that time of humbling we will then no longer bellow....'Make America Great Again'....but finally admit that......"Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it. Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain." (NASB)
