Trump’s speech was also notable for his refusal to make a hackneyed paean to the GOP’s most admired recent president, Ronald Reagan. Pundits, in their typically shallow manner, said they wished Trump had been more cheery—but anyone who actually recalls acceptance addresses of past successful nominees knows that the non-incumbent party’s words must of necessity be filled with criticism. Reagan in 1980 was far more dour than Reagan in 1984.
.. Mitt Romney’s entire convention in 2012 was essentially a long-running celebration of business owners. Instead, Trump made it a point to say that he was on the side of the “forgotten men and women of our country.”
.. Mitt Romney’s entire convention in 2012 was essentially a long-running celebration of business owners. Instead, Trump made it a point to say that he was on the side of the “forgotten men and women of our country.”
.. Donald Trump has officially begun post-movement conservatism. Whether spiteful and bigoted or vigorous and compassionate, it will resemble the man who first ushered it into the world.