Mother Jones
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In our more thoughtful moments, even us wonkish types admit that few people really care about policy. Nor do most people care about whether presidential candidates can actually do any of the things they promise. The whole campaign process is basically a way of identifying a person who shares your values and nothing more. Tedious details are unnecessary. All that matters is: When a big decision presents itself, what will the candidate’s gut tell him to do? It’s pure affinity politics.
With that in mind, here’s an (undoubtedly incomplete) list of the things that Donald Trump likes and dislikes:
Things Donald Trump Likes
Things Donald Trump HatesIsrael
Social Security
Low taxes
Guns
Social media
Veterans
Great infrastructure
Women
A kick-ass military
The Bible
Affirmative action
Police officers
Lower corporate taxes
Fair trade
Great schools
Fossil fuels
Carl Icahn
Speaking his mind
Tough negotiators
Jobs
Donald TrumpIran
Obamacare
Hedge fund guys who evade taxes
Street gangs
The mainstream media
Illegal immigrants
Budget deficits
Abortion
ISIS
Gay marriage…though he’s “evolving”
Political correctness
Crime
Tax inversions
China, Japan, and Mexico
Common Core
The big climate change hoax
John Kerry
Apologizing
Weak, stupid politicians
Phony government jobs statistics
People who attack Donald Trump
Assume that Donald Trump were an ordinary candidate with a mainstream persona—maybe a more charismatic version of Marco Rubio. This seems like a fairly winning set of values, doesn’t it?
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