States Rights

From Red Alert Politics.

Donald Trump’s trip to Colorado unsurprisingly included some questions about legalizing marijuana. In an interview with NBC affiliate 9NEWS, reporter Brandon Rittiman asked if Trump supported Colorado’s decision to legalize recreational marijuana.

“You think Colorado should be allowed to be doing what it is doing?’ Rittiman asked.

“I think it’s up to the states, yeah. I’m a states’ person. I think it should be up to the states, absolutely,” Trump said.

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This move makes it clear that Trump realizes he needs to win over more young voters, especially in Colorado. Trump has departed from traditional GOP positions on LGBT issues, as well as being more muted on social issues as a whole. This stance on marijuana is more moderate than many politicians on both sides of the aisle, and arguably less restrictive than Hillary Clinton — who has been a longterm supporter of the war on drugs.

This has been Donald’s position for quite some time. Nice to see that he is emphasizing it.


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3 responses to “States Rights”

  1. captain*arizona Avatar
    captain*arizona

    just what we don’t need more dope is hope talk. ever here of beating a dead horse?

  2. Man Mountain Molehill Avatar
    Man Mountain Molehill

    Who is effectively more libertarian, Trump or Johnson/Weld?

    Bill Weld was an effective governor of Massachusetts. He’s smart, personable, fast on his feet (doesn’t seem to be on youtube, but watching Weld destroy liberal snot Mark Roosevelt in a debate was classic). But, that doesn’t make him a libertarian.

  3. Simon Avatar

    captain,

    When the horse is actually dead I will quit beating it.