The secret to Trump's success--Running on issues

Mark Penn:
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Yet Trump has also deployed more specific issue ideas than anyone in a long time.

People know the president said he would move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem – and he did.

President Trump said would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico – and he did.

Trump stands for lower taxes, stronger law enforcement, cutting government regulation and eliminating red tape.

The president thinks the Federal Reserve shouldn’t raise interest rates as fast as it is or it will cause a recession.

If you think about it, you probably know President Trump’s positions on almost every major issue. And obviously, he has doubled down on immigration as the make-or-break issue for him and his party.

What exactly does Barack Obama stand for? Bernie Sanders at least has free college as an idea you can remember, albeit vague.

What about House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., or Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.?

Other than investigations and impeachment, what are the Democrats running on? They have made an issue of health insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions. Trump has said he too would cover them. The Democratic idea is not a health-care plan, but an attack.

Nor do Democrats have an economic plan many people can remember. Nor a plan on immigration. Nor a plan to deal with jobs migrating to China and Mexico.

President Trump taunts the Democrats, calling them the “open borders” party. And yet the Democrats have absolutely no plan for dealing with illegal immigration. In response, they attack the president personally – exactly how Hillary Clinton handled Trump in the last presidential campaign.
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You would think the media would be asking the Democrats these questions, but instead, they prefer to dwell on their personal attacks against the President and ignore the issues.  On immigration, they are afraid to speak because they know their sanctuary cities policy and their open borders policies are unpopular.  They have said nothing of interest about the migration headed for the border and really do not want to disclose what they would do.  When Democrats flipped on immigration they realized that gathering illegals in big cities could lead to a census count that would give them more seats and that is why they no longer care that these people are taking jobs away from their former blue-collar base.

Impeachment for what should be the question.  It looks like they are just trying to make something up.  They already tried and failed with the Russian collusion hoax.  If they win the house and vote for impeachment the move will fail in the Senate.  If they pass the tax incrase they promised in the House, it will fail in the Senate and if it does somehow pass they will not be able to override a veto.

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