She's hoping he'll be tough on radical extremists but that he's just kidding about banning muslims or creating a registry.

He did a wonderful job of saying whatever people wanted to hear — even if he contradicted himself — and lots of people selected for what they liked.

I think it's fair to say that we have very little idea of what he'll actually do.

I say bright line test because many visas require an in person interview prior to travel. That's a big opportunity to have de facto tests for the 'wrong' sort of person.

:)

I read this elsewhere (they are not my own words) but I think it's applicable here: "The Left takes Trump literally but not seriously; the Right takes Trump seriously but not literally."

I think this can be illustrated in the response meme "the wall just got ten feet higher!". Trump's supporters often subtly mock him in other ways as well; off the top of my head there is the recent use of "bigly".

That's not entirely unprecedented. George W. Bush was well-known for sticking his foot in his mouth by making up words (e.g.: "strategery") and Joe Biden is seen as similarly dopey by the Left.

Generally true, but "strategery" was actually coined by SNL writers for Will Ferrell, although it is frequently misattributed to Bush. The Bush administration did start using it internally tongue-in-cheek.

This.

Stated more eloquently by a media person recently....

>"The Left takes Trump literally but not seriously; the Right takes Trump seriously but not literally."