Youngkin?

[Horace]

I've heard the Vance choice is ideological rather than for electability. One coherent way to think about it, is that Trump worries he'll be killed, and he wants his backup to be the guy he trusts most to advance his platform.

[Horace]

Not to advance the obviously completely absurd idea that Trump cares about any ideology other than self-aggrandizement. Everybody knows that Trump cares about nothing but himself. Sorry to pollute this forum with such a crazy idea that he cares about an ideological legacy.

[Jolly]

@Horace said in Youngkin?:

Not to advance the obviously completely absurd idea that Trump cares about any ideology other than self-aggrandizement. Everybody knows that Trump cares about nothing but himself. Sorry to pollute this forum with such a crazy idea that he cares about an ideological legacy.

Said before, Trumpism is a movement. Trump wants to fundamentally change the GOP. It's more American centric, less globally focused, has more elements of populism and has an industrialism focus. It has an element of Reaganism, where a rising economic tide lifts all boats. It emphasizes less government regulation, less federal mandates and lower taxes.

Trump has on multiple occasions championed the worth of people who create and build things... Craftsmen, factory workers, entrepreneurs, etc. In that aspect, it is more blue collar than the Romney wing of the party.

[Mik]

Having dealt with his company, Bain Capital, yeah, much more worker friendly than Romney.