In my prior column, I discussed some political lessons Republicans could learn from the second term of President George W. Bush. I wrote that for governing reasons, it was important for a Republican president to avoid the second-term political collapse that happened to President Bush and that, to do so, a Republican president, e.g., Donald Trump, needed to follow a bifurcated strategy to keep his polling support up among both the GOP party base and with independents.
Regarding the GOP base, I advised that a Republican president needs to avoid violating the following crucial electoral maxims:
- A Second Term Republican President Should Never Abandon the Party Base on Important Issues;
- A Second Term Republican President Should Never Surrender on the Political Battlefield;
- A Second Term Republican President Should Never Fall for the Sweet Nothings of the MSM and…
