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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: AOC’s thoughts on Taiwan
Date: 02/19/26 10:07 PM
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Can you cite a few examples where he has tailored himself -read people- and changed his stance?

Oh, sure. What's happened in Minnesota is the biggest, most recent example. He went into that situation believing that the very visible, "made for TV" show of force would be a political win for him. But once the TV coverage turned bad, and the politics flipped, he pulled Noem off the job and put Homan in, wound down the operation and cut his losses.

That's one of his main MO's. He'll do almost anything as a starting position - massive ICE surge, 50% tariffs on every product, talk about invading Greenland - and then see how people react. If they're okay with it, he keeps going; if he gets a lot of blowback, he pivots. A "typical" politician that does that gets tagged with flip-flopping (or TACO), and so they will spend a lot more energy trying to get their initial position exactly calibrated. That's not Trump's style - he just goes directionally as far as he can, and then dials back. It's actually quite challenging to do that, because you have to be able to have a very good sense if you're too far out over your skis and need to regroup.
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