The Trump effect: Politicians are in no hurry to craft policy solutions

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The hard part of governing isn’t identifying what voters are mad about. It’s figuring out what to do about those complaints.

That is what a candidate’s “policy” agenda is supposed to address. Alas, Donald Trump has so degraded the state of policy discourse that few politicians are even trying to come up with real solutions anymore.

The Republican presidential nominee often promises fantastical outcomes, without any plausible mechanism for how, as president, he would deliver them. Most recently, Trump promised to cut prices, with energy prices specifically falling by 50 percent. How? No explanation necessary. He simply declares it will happen, and the media and his allies amplify his claims.

Sometimes, he dresses up his promises with bureaucratic pageantry. “On my first day back in the Oval Office, I will sign an executive order directing every Cabinet secretary and agency head to use every tool and authority at their disposal to defeat inflation and bring consumer prices rapidly down.” he said at a recent North Carolina rally. “I will instruct my Cabinet that I expect results within the first 100 days, or much sooner.”

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[BOSSHOG]

1. I believe republicans love being in the minority

Not responsible for anything. Scream and shout. Introduce nothing. Vote against Dem proposals then take credit for them if they benefit their constituents. Only reach across the aisle for personal benefit. Blame everything perceived to be bad on their “enemies.” Enjoy the perks of elective office. Not universal, but I think that describes the majority of the minority.

“I will instruct that I will expect……..”. When your in the minority you are expected to do little but throw rhetorical crap.