I see her strategy and the logic for it: in order to get by in a Trump presidency, appeal to his ego, and you can get on his good side.
My own response to that is that even on its own terms, this can fail easily because of how capricious the man is. Sure he'll do something for Michican right now, but will this good will last for 4 years?
I see her strategy and the logic for it: in order to get by in a Trump presidency, appeal to his ego, and you can get on his good side.
My own response to that is that even on its own terms, this can fail easily because of how capricious the man is. Sure he'll do something for Michican right now, but will this good will last for 4 years?
The bigger point is this, though: the party base right now really does not favor capitulating to Trump at all.
I see her strategy and the logic for it: in order to get by in a Trump presidency, appeal to his ego, and you can get on his good side.
My own response to that is that even on its own terms, this can fail easily because of how capricious the man is. Sure he'll do something for Michican right now, but will this good will last for 4 years?
The bigger point is this, though: the party base right now really does not favor capitulating to Trump at all.
Emphasis on "right now". If she could run for a third term, I don't think she would be greeting him or visited the White House.
Governors shouldn't be exclusively concerned about the party base.