# Obama vs. Trump - Any overlapping opinions?

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**Created:** [April 24, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vs-trump-any-overlapping-opinions/813056 "2018-04-24T18:23:44Z")\
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> [@HurricaneDitka](#):
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> It doesn’t seem strange if I consider the liberal policy goals, taken broadly, to be harmful to the poor.

Fair enough. Without derailing this thread, could you pick one of the goals from [this list](https://www.democrats.org/party-platform) and explain why you think it’s harmful to the poor?

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