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Where is/can Donald Trump take US (sic)?

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bellenuit said:
What's worse, he has the audacity to blame the Democrats for the debacle.
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So do the halfwits who thought he was actually a legitimate choice for President. It's very funny watching them try and justify their stupidity.
 
McLovin said:
So do the halfwits who thought he was actually a legitimate choice for President. It's very funny watching them try and justify their stupidity.
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There wasn't much of a choice
 
Bernie was not a candidate (thank ****)

And yes McLovin, there were better choices, but not Hilarious C.
 
wayneL said:
Bernie was not a candidate (thank ****)

And yes McLovin, there were better choices, but not Hilarious C.
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Trump won shows that the American doesn't think the other choices are any better. And that's scary.

What's wrong with Sanders? I'm sure he won't be able to do half the stuff he planned if he was elected. But being a Senator all these decades and guess what people in his state thinks of him? Some 80%+ favourability rating.

Congress favourability is somewhere in the 5%, or is it 30%?

Know how during the Great Depression, with Europe either going fascist or communist? FDR could either go fascist (state-corporate power) or watch as the US fall towards communism in a revolution?

Lucky for everyone he chose a third option and gave the yank that New Deal where the rich gave up some so that the poor can feed themselves; break up monopolies, regulate the banks; strengthen unions; invest in everything so that people can work and earn a decent wage?

Obama and Clinton's DNC aren't FDR are they? Handed the whole country over to a total douche who's accelerating the empire towards fascism.

There was a fork in the road, Obama and Clinton gambled that the American people love going down the road that's been screwing them all these decades.
 
The Democratic Party had chosen Hillary Clinton to be their candidate well before the nominating convention. The "super delegates" committed to her meant that neither Bernie Sanders, nor Elizabeth Warren, nor any other person had a chance to be the Democratic candidate. Blame the rules of the Democratic Party for that. Compound that by the arrogant, entitled approach Hillary had during the campaign.

Donald Trump has been recognized as an untrustworthy sleaze for a very long time. I am surprised that half of voters were not put off by his school-yard bully tactics, boorishness, lying, vanity, and empty claims. He is certainly not a "man of the people." His shouts about "change" gave no details, nor even indications of the direction of change. What we got was chaos, not leadership.

When Donald met with Angela Merkel and extended his hand, did she wonder where it would land? At that meeting, it was clear that Donald Trump was not "leader of the free world" and never would be.

There are other problems with American election process that made it possible for Trump to be president, and congress to have a Republican majority.
... One is gerrymandering of congressional districts. Districts are defined by local politicians and can be very non-representative.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ithout-gerrymandering/?utm_term=.5c2b23e03a53
... Another is the electoral college method of voting. This has two parts -- A) Each congressional district is allocated one electoral vote, which compounds gerrymandering. B) The election is decided by electoral votes rather than popular votes.
... Early reporting of election returns causes some people to think the election has already been decided and their vote does not matter.

And still other problems allow the party in power to leverage their small and short-lived advantage into great and long-lasting influence. Having control over nomination and confirmation of Justice of the Supreme Court is one example.

When Justice Scalia died in February 2016, Merrick Garland was nominated to replace him by Democrat President Obama. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives refused to hold confirmation hearings, so the seat remained unfilled. Now, with Republican Donald Trump as President, Neil Gorsuch has been nominated and will probably be easily confirmed through Republican-controlled House and Senate. Mr. Gorsuch is 49 years old, and his appointment is lifetime. He is more conservative than Mr. Scalia and will give the court a conservative influence for 30 or so years.

Best, Howard
 
howardbandy said:
... One is gerrymandering of congressional districts. Districts are defined by local politicians and can be very non-representative.
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That astounds me. In Australia electoral districts are defined by an independent authority known as the Electoral Commission.

A number of things I have heard about the US electoral system makes me wonder if they are as truly Democratic as they say they are.
 

1. As it should be.

2. Nowhere near.
 
howardbandy said:
1. As it should be.

2. Nowhere near.
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Howard you certainly have a vast range of books you are selling through Blue Owl Press and Quantitative Trading Systems.

Hope you have had lots of success while commenting on the Aussie Stock Forums.
 
Trump's son-in law "...to oversee a broad effort to overhaul the federal government".

A country should be run like a business, says Kushner. A great American business minded civil society like it hasn't been the case all these times.

Man, while talent does reside in the young... wouldn't you want someone with a bit of grey hair overhauling the entire federal gov't? Someone preferably with more talent than born well and marrying well?

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-kushner-idUSKBN16Y19V
 
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