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Originally Posted by Tubthumper
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding whom to support today? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
Can win in November (21%)
Shares my values (42%)
Tells it like it is (14%)
Can bring needed change (21%)
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This is a huge part of the problem - Change. We all seem to want "change" and all politicians promise us "change". But nothing ever changes.
The United States Federal government is really too big to "change". A new president walks into the Oval Office, makes a handful of changes, and then it's business as usual. Then while they are going through the usual business, something comes and jabs them in the eye - Like the current problems with the Veterans Administration, or problems with the Secret Service, or a scandal in the military, or the DEA running an operation the White House didn't know about, or the Post Office going broke. Then there will be some serious drama, a mass shooting or terrorist attack, or a General in the military sharing government secrets with some chick he is banging. Then the President will spend the rest of his (or her?) time in office dealing with such problems while desperately trying to push a handful of ideas through (like Obamacare, big change!) while trying not to create new problems.
Name a president in our lifetime who walked into office, made great, sweeping changes, and then had no problems for the rest of their term? It's never happened. Why? Because our government is huge, is one of the largest employers in the country, and it's too large not to have problems.
At the same time, why do we need change? Trump wants to make our country great again. Really? Is our country not already great?