Dear Mr. Trump:
The mantra of your campaign, as we've all heard, is that you're 'going to make America great again'. I believe, of all the candidates, you are the one who can do this.
The wall is a good start - a solid and do-able start, and I look forward to seeing it happen.
That said, what's concerning to me and (I think) to many potential voters, is that you are too quiet or vague on how you're going to do the other things you've talked about. Like healthcare and cutting 'waste, fraud and abuse' in government. That's something that's been talked about by every presidential candidate since I started voting - and probably before then. Tell us how, explicitly, you're going to do this.
Regarding healthcare, you've talked about 'getting rid of the lines'. Okay, that's a good step. But tell us how you're going to do this. What will be needed? Give us some idea of what you have in your plan after the lines are gone. Will you use Medicare to cover the indigent? Will you tax people or businesses to do that? What is your ultimate goal - aside from repealing Obamacare? Tell me.
What about those Polish workers? If a contracting company your people hired was at fault, make it clear why you were sued - was it because of deep pockets and the ability to pay? Directly address this issue because it is a big question mark for a lot of people who don't understand that matter.
Directly address the issue of the foreign workers in Palm Beach. That could grow legs and be a problem. It could certainly be a problem come the Florida primary.
Be specific about government waste - how you're going to cut the fat (not just trim it, but take a chainsaw to it). There is plenty of room for doing this - but tell us your plan.
Please, for God's sake! Be explicit about Planned Parenthood. In the minds of most of us, PP is a left wing, liberal monolith that does nothing but abort children. So tell us two things:
First, tell us what you like about it. Then, in the very next breath, tell us in no uncertain terms that, despite the good things it does, it will be defunded because money is fungible. We might be the unwashed masses but we still understand that even if Planned Parenthood says it won't, it will, so stop it. Offer alternatives for low-cost women's health screenings through whatever will be the replacement of Obamacare.
Talk about the bankruptcies - what they were and why, how they were implemented. Tell us what happened after them, how sorry you are for the people left behind and what you did to help them.
Talk about the other core issues that are being raised. The tax returns are gaining momentum out here in the hinterlands - the time to do damage control is now, no matter what Romney or anyone else did.
Mr. Trump, it is time to stop side-stepping around the issues. You have got to talk about this stuff openly, directly, and without hyperbole because the media is no longer paying attention to you. Since Thursday night's debate, they are all over Rubio and Cruz and Kasich because that is who the Establishment want in the Oval Office.
Take your case to the American voter. Be clear. Be specific. Let us inside the walls enough that we, even the uneducated or those lacking big picture capacity or strategic forward-thinking can see what's planned.
You don't have to get down into the weeds - just paint in broad strokes, give the flavor of it. Have Melania and Ivanka and other proxies get out and spread the word. It's impossible to do it all yourself - so have your friends help. Christie, Arpaio, LePage and others can do wonders - and can answer the questions that Hilliary is certain to bring when you face her.
If you address these things before you face Hilliary, she will have less ammunition to use to try to bring you down.
The other thing that's getting really old, are the antics - the name calling and childish antics of throwing water around the stage.
For your disciples - me included - that's fine (although I will say I'm getting a bit weary of it), but for others who are outside the sandbox looking in, they're liable to shake their heads and go to the next sandbox to see what's going on there. If they find a more attractive sandbox, they're going to step inside, park their butts and it's game over until after the convention. Then they'll have to take another whiff and if they don't like the way the consolidated sandbox smells, they'll either defect or stay home.
Mr. Trump - this is winnable - but you have got to be a bit more clear. You have got to be more presidential - more adult than the rest of us. Stop repeating the mantra to the exclusion of hard ideas. I want a hook on which to hang a hat - please give it to me.
Thanks.
Best~
Philippa
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