Presidential race 2016

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Trump and Bernie exposed to the world that diametrically opposed voters had one common theme.

Pundits and pollsters discounted the issue.

Intellectuals discounted the issue.

And Hillary's campaign ignored the issue.

But, hey . . . blame the stupid white male racists.

I ain't one!

I'm pretty sure Trump is a drunk. Only drunks send out random, insulting tweets at 3a.m. and have to have their phones taken away. Just ask Aussie.

For those of you who hate her, fuck you. I'm disappointed that Hillary didn't win because I voted for her in 2008 and I think she was the better candidate then and now. However, for me and mine, (looking at it purely from a selfish standpoint), a Trump presidency is more likely to benefit than harm us (unless he gets a hair up his ass and drops a nuclear bomb on Iran or something). My husband is about ready to start his own business under the weight of financial regulation (the rules that have been coming down the pipeline are not only onerous, they're often NOT in the best interest of his clients). Just the fact that he has to focus on fucking ridiculous paperwork, regulations and unnecessary correspondence with his clients takes away from his strength--actually managing their money. His only saving grace is he's added partners and pays to have a private secretary to handle some of that shit so he can actually pay attention to the market but....De-regulate! Tax reform!! $$$$!!!!

I just finished reading the latest edition of The Economist. I should have read it before last night. They nailed it in an article about Trump's sweep in the blue collar, working class. They interviewed a group of union workers in Michigan (I believe...not at all sure of the state). Anyway, the workers expressed extreme dislike for Hillary (cunt was the term used) and, as they weren't seeing economic growth in their particular area or their particular wages rising, they were/are disenfranchised and as Duchess said looked to Trump as their "savior". Ironically, they were enamored of a man who has advocated union busting and who has stated that "wages are too high".

I may pay more at the grocery store given time but so will the kid flipping burgers at what, $10 hr? So that's fair....

I am bothered about his potential to nominate 3-4 Supreme Court Justices as I lean left on some social issues (a woman's right to choose--although I'd support a few stipulations in there), gay rights etc. I'm completely uncertain about his ability with regards to foreign affairs. He's a loose cannon (and a drunk) as far as I'm concerned and my only comfort there is the balance of powers established in our constitution.

I'm still digesting this. I read another article comparing Trump's appeal to that of Hitler's. A generally disgusted populace enamored by a free thinking leader who presented himself as a non-political outsider who voiced some contempt for certain foreigners living within the country's borders. This from the highly regarded about.com:




Hitler wasn’t seen as a socialist, a monarchist, a democrat, like many rivals, instead he was portrayed and accepted as being Germany itself, the one man who’d cut across the many sources of anger and discontent in Germany and cure them all.

He wasn’t widely seen as a power hungry racist, but someone putting Germany and ‘Germans’ first. Indeed, Hitler managed to look like someone who would unite Germany rather than push it to extremes: he was praised for stopping a left wing revolution by crushing the socialists and communists (first in street fights and elections, then by putting them in camps), and praised again after the Night of the Long Knives for stopping his own right (and still some left) wingers from starting their own revolution. Hitler was the unifier, the one who halted chaos and bought everyone together.

I'm not drawing a direct parallel but I personally underestimated the angst of the blue collar worker (largely). But that wasn't the only group that voted for him (although I HAD to grab this snippet):

There was also a big swing for voters without a high school diploma, with Mr Trump leading 51% to Mrs Clinton's 45%. Four years ago, President Obama had 64% support from this group compared with Mitt Romney's 35%.
Mr Trump won the rural vote by 62% to 34% and the suburban vote by 50% to 45%, while Mrs Clinton won the urban vote by 59% to 35%.

Link to a breakdown of voter demographics:

http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37922587

All I can say is, we'll see. *shrugs* One final thought, Comey is a stupid mother fucker and ought to step down.