Ted Cruz's up your's speech at the Republican National Convention may end up pushing Trump toward the political left. By advocating "vote your conscience," Cruz encouraged far right members of the Republican Party to abandon Trump. To make up for this loss, Trump may shift to the left to win over voters in the political middle. Indeed, he could be doing so already, with a favorable nod toward the gay community in his acceptance speech last night, and with his daughter Ivanka's promise that he would address the gender gap in pay.
If Trump wins in November, a possibility even though polls indicate that it's Hillary Clinton's election to lose, then as President he may prove to be more liberal than he now seems. That's because Cruz and other far right members of Congress will probably obstinately refuse to compromise with him, just as Cruz wouldn't compromise at the convention. Trump is a wheeler and dealer. If he can't do deals with the far right, he might do deals with moderate Democrats. This wouldn't be hard, since Trump has been a moderate Democrat at times in his life.
It's debatable whether Ted Cruz helped or hurt himself by digitally saluting Trump at the convention. But he may have given Trump more latitude to go more liberal. And if Trump wins, Cruz may have empowered moderate Democrats.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment