Discuss the potential reasoning behind a politician's controversial stance on a particular issue and how it may play to their supporters.
not silly 
 clever
First  - plays well to his voting demographic 
Second -Allows Fox News etc to froth at the mouth ,  "gotta give them something "
Third - we bargain hard, stay in the shadows , maintain some things we really want
its a Trojan Horse issue- a classic
maybe he read Trumps book