>But after the recession, offering solutions also helped
>politicians gain traction. Think about how Ron Paul got a
>buncha support on the right by talking about closing
>departments and bringing back the gold standard. The same
>with Trump, who offered solutions like building a wall and
>banning muslims and ending NAFTA and supporting local
>industries.

There was no "policy" involved. It was an empty campaign slogan to rile up the base.

"Policies" are fully or at least partially fleshed out/mapped out platforms you can actually visualize.

https://medium.com/@teamwarren/im-calling-for-something-truly-transformational-universal-free-public-college-and-cancellation-of-a246cd0f910f

There's a big difference between that and just spewing rhetoric at rallies.