harvey19 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Not all of them surely ? Certainly not the ones who only voted for Trump because they disliked Clinton even more ? I read a piece the other day that if Obama could have stood again he`d have comfortably beaten Trump. Similarly, if Mitt Romney had have stood (for the Republicans) he`d have got a bigger majority than Trump. Not that Trump actually got a majority but you know what I mean. But the reality is that the people wanted Mr. Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I just read that part the Trump regime, The 'US.EPA' are to close coal plants or prevent the construction of new ones in the name of economic development. I wonder where they got that idea from ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TORONTONY Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 But the reality is that the people wanted Mr. Trump. The Majority did not want him, he was a few million short of Clinton on the popular vote. He got in through the dated, Electoral College system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 The Majority did not want him, he was a few million short of Clinton on the popular vote. He got in through the dated, Electoral College system. Has this system been criticised before this election ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Has this system been criticised before this election ? yes....................... from 2012 https://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2012/10/10-reasons-why-electoral-college-problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertramp Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Has this system been criticised before this election ? Yes, by Trump himself. here you go... http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/11/09/trump-called-electoral-college-disaster-2012-tweet/93575326/ ---------- Post added 29-03-2017 at 09:24 ---------- Not all of them surely ? Certainly not the ones who only voted for Trump because they disliked Clinton even more ? I read a piece the other day that if Obama could have stood again he`d have comfortably beaten Trump. Similarly, if Mitt Romney had have stood (for the Republicans) he`d have got a bigger majority than Trump. Not that Trump actually got a majority but you know what I mean. You are confusing 'his supporters' with people who voted for him. He has a core support of about 35% of the electorate and I don't think it will drop below that even if he went around shooting Mexicans from his motorcade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Smith Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 Not all of them surely ? Certainly not the ones who only voted for Trump because they disliked Clinton even more ? I read a piece the other day that if Obama could have stood again he`d have comfortably beaten Trump. Similarly, if Mitt Romney had have stood (for the Republicans) he`d have got a bigger majority than Trump. Not that Trump actually got a majority but you know what I mean. But the reality is that the people wanted Mr. Trump. That`s not the message I read from that poll. Even if we forget about the fact Trump actually got less votes than Clinton, the message I got is neither candidate was popular, and, it implied, almost any other candidate would have beaten either Trump or Clinton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 That`s not the message I read from that poll. Even if we forget about the fact Trump actually got less votes than Clinton, the message I got is neither candidate was popular, and, it implied, almost any other candidate would have beaten either Trump or Clinton. Why were there no other candidates then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennpickard Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I think the only other seriously considered candidate was Bernie Sanders. But HRC had collected so many early Electoral College vote commitments, that he was not able to overcome the lead she had lobbied for/built up well before the election. I saw a few polls that all said he would have beaten Trump handily had he got the Democratic nomination. I read a lot of stuff on the US side saying voters went to Trump in despair because they feared the political status quo continuing if HRC had won. Hard to envisage a worse outcome than the one which emerged, esp. now that at least two of the Trump team are in deep duda with their Russian alliances/contacts/support etc. It appears that the truth as to their actions may emerge soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_J Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I think the only other seriously considered candidate was Bernie Sanders. But HRC had collected so many early Electoral College vote commitments, that he was not able to overcome the lead she had lobbied for/built up well before the election. I saw a few polls that all said he would have beaten Trump handily had he got the Democratic nomination. I read a lot of stuff on the US side saying voters went to Trump in despair because they feared the political status quo continuing if HRC had won. Hard to envisage a worse outcome than the one which emerged, esp. now that at least two of the Trump team are in deep duda with their Russian alliances/contacts/support etc. It appears that the truth as to their actions may emerge soon That man is a walking and talking security risk for the US. Neither he nor his administration are qualified to run a country... Just look at how members of his team have been spilling state secrets/using private emails for government-related communication. With that being said, Hilary wouldn't have been a much better electoral option, but it would have been the lesser evil. Trump is way too discriminatory in his words and his actions and I think it's just a matter of time before he ****** off someone he shouldn't have. To add on top of that, he is quite hypocritical in his actions against the immigrants, given the fact that his wife comes from eastern Europe. There are many other disgusting things about him, such as when he hinted that he would have s*x with his own daughter if he wasn't her father. My bet is that he'd either die from something like a stress-induced heart attack, or he'll simply get assassinated. I'm willing to bet a quid on that. Any takers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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