With the debates approaching, Mr. Trump should continue to focus on the issues effecting the country and which animate his base. The Supreme Court, fair trade deals and defeating ISIS are all examples of the resonating of Mr. Trump’s message. He should focus on these issues and show that he has what it takes to be an effective and successful President.

Mr. Trump should continue to emphasize the importance of the Supreme Court. With the seat of Justice Scalia now open the next president will pick at least one Supreme court justice. This is an issue of tremendous significance, the Supreme Court has tremendous influence and liberal judges could have a major impact. Mr.Trump should emphasize the crucial nature of the Court and how Mr. Trump will pick conservative justices while Clinton would pick justices who would possibly legalize immorality and cement a culture of leftism in America.

On the specter of international terrorism, and specifically Islamic terrorism, as we have just passed the anniversary of the terrible 9/11 attacks, Mr. Trump should emphasize the need to not only contain but defeat ISIS. ISIS-inspired people have carried out a number of attacks in the USA under Obama’s administration whether in San Bernardino or Orlando. Mr. Trump should point out that the Obama/Clinton foreign policy is one which did not defeat ISIS and on the contrary helped facilitate instability in Libya and a loss of credibility on the issue of Syria. He should hammer in the fact that Clinton wants to increase the flow of Syrian refugees which would make America more vulnerable to attack. Mr. Trump has called for a pause of refugees from terrorist nations, this is a logical policy which should resonate.

Mr. Trump has reflected a populist wave in America. He should continue to promote the themes which propelled him thus far. On trade deals, Americans want fair trade deals. NAFTA or the North American Free Trade Agreement should be renegotiated to reflect the best interests of the American people. Unlike Obama and Clinton, Trump is opposed to the TPP or Trans Pacific Partnership which he has argued would negatively affect America. These trade deals have hurt American workers and cause a loss of jobs. Mr. Trump should emphasize he will bring back jobs and be a jobs President.

On immigration, Mr.Trump has promoted the rule of law. Americans are tired of hearing about immigration reform without securing the border. The liberal immigration policies such as amnesty for illegal aliens promote lawlessness. Mr. Trump has vowed to secure the border and build a wall to secure America and prevent the continued flow of illegal immigrants. These policies would promote national security and keep out potential criminals. in addition to ensuring those who immigrate legally are not punished for following the rule of law. Immigration was one of the issues which Mr. Trump began his campaign on and he should continue to emphasize this issue which resonates with America.

On all these issues Mr. Trump can focus and articulate how his plans are much more of a change from the status quo. He should emphasize that he has solutions for the challenges facing the nation and focus on these important issues facing America as well as his message of” Making America Great Again.” By doing this he can win the debates and more importantly win the narrative and project a renewed positivity in a seemingly negative election cycle.

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