Its pretty hard to patronise the Americans considering that most of you come from a country who voted Brexit.
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Yes. Media loves their polls yet when their own polls told them that Clinton was the second most unpopular candidate in US presidential history
(beaten only by Trump), they ignored that or danced around it. Her campaign was not why she should be elected but why Trump should not.
My main concern is climate change and the environment. I don't see him being quite as bad as others seem to think but he's unpredictable to say the least.
I have to say Hillary was a horrible candidate for this to even be close, let alone lose it. With a lot of the media, celebrities & the big money behind her... What a huge fail.
America deserved better but it won't be the end of the world.
I have to say Hillary was a horrible candidate for this to even be close, let alone lose it. With a lot of the media, celebrities & the big money behind her... What a huge fail.
America deserved better but it won't be the end of the world.
End of Paul Ryan?
We can kiss kiss goodbye to Paddy's Day in the white house after the stuff the irish have said about him.
Is that too simplistic though straight after the first black US president served two terms?
That should have been enough, and the majority of Americans agree, just that they don't live in the right states.
What way?
90% of their donations go to what it's mean for. That's as good as you'll see anywhere.
It's one of he best foundations out there.
Yes they take money from Saudi and Qatar? So does our queen. Doesn't mean corruption.
There is no way neo cons in GOP will allow Trump to do that.
Yeah, pretty much agree with everything here.
What does this mean for polling companies?
Just cannot trust them anymore
Just cannot trust them anymore
He's won the popular vote too. Clinton and the dems have managed to lose the house, senate, presidency and popular vote. She might even end up in jail. A huge and arrogant mistake in nominating her as their candidate.
There's no way Britain will quite the EU, no way Trump will win the presidency...
Its good news for Britain though.
Unlike with Obama, they will not be at the back of the line with the trade deal.
Unlike with Obama, they will not be at the back of the line with the trade deal.
This. The US is in a difficult position now because there'll be lots of angry people if trump goes through with his policies and there'll be lots of angry people when he doesn't go through with his policies.
No its just that more people came out to vote for Obama and the white supremacy voters didn't stand a chance. This election Hillary just didn't have enough support and they prevailed.
That should have been enough, and the majority of Americans agree, just that they don't live in the right states.
Negative campaigns always fail to energize people to vote. Then the fact that polls were so sure of Clinton win meant a lot of people who did not like Clinton did not even bother to vote to stop Trump.
I thought there was something to the 'whitelast' but not so sure now. There is a percentage of white people who were fine to vote for Obama but did not vote for a white woman.
Really upset and unsettled in all honesty. I'm not convinced that the human race will make its life better in my lifetime anymore. We're moving away from logic, reason and the enlightenment, and it seems to be happening very quickly.
RT saying that many Bernie supporters went over to Trump thinking it would just be a movement and are shocked that he won. Sounds like those idiots who thought voting Brexit would be a laugh because they thought remain had it in the bag
Yeah a lot can happen by then.
If he could tweet from inside his own arse I'm sure he'll manage it from a leather chair in the Oval Office.
This. Everything that's happened in 2016 makes me more convinced than ever that civilization will end soon.
So what you are saying is that the Dems lost because of having a really bad candidate?
I am exceptionally gutted for Barack Obama.
All his hard work will be erased from history.
All his hard work will be erased from history.
forget Trump, I still can't believe that happened to Gerrard.I know a few and I really don't want to see their faces. I'll probably get fired tomorrow because I'll punch anyone who brags about voting for the pussy grabber.
Well, after coming over the initial shock i've gotten some perspective and this is what i think:
1) He is probably not as much of a luntic as he appeared in his campaign and some of his more ridiculous ideas (like that fecking wall) will never see the light of day, which leads to:
2) His most staunch (and lunatic) supporters will probably be livid once they realize he actually won't build a wall and he can't just snap his fingers and create jobs and wealth out of thin air
3) He won't run the US (or the world) into the ground as even the POTUS does not have that amount of power.
Overall though, i think the US will see more racial riots, a bigger discrepancy in the distribution of wealth, more "class war" and even less welfare and social security for the poorest. What really is needed in the US is a monumental tax reform for the rich and the big corporations, but we won't see that under Trump
With "Occupy Wall Street" and there seemingly being a motion to "take down those greedy capitalists" it's just bewildering how they managed to elect the epitome of a greedy capitalist as their president
Edit: Oh, and hes absolutely going to HATE being president. Being a billionaire playboy and making bullish claims is easy. Actually running a country and living up to all those expectations and promises, while constantly being scrutinized is something completely different
1) He is probably not as much of a luntic as he appeared in his campaign and some of his more ridiculous ideas (like that fecking wall) will never see the light of day, which leads to:
2) His most staunch (and lunatic) supporters will probably be livid once they realize he actually won't build a wall and he can't just snap his fingers and create jobs and wealth out of thin air
3) He won't run the US (or the world) into the ground as even the POTUS does not have that amount of power.
Overall though, i think the US will see more racial riots, a bigger discrepancy in the distribution of wealth, more "class war" and even less welfare and social security for the poorest. What really is needed in the US is a monumental tax reform for the rich and the big corporations, but we won't see that under Trump
With "Occupy Wall Street" and there seemingly being a motion to "take down those greedy capitalists" it's just bewildering how they managed to elect the epitome of a greedy capitalist as their president
Edit: Oh, and hes absolutely going to HATE being president. Being a billionaire playboy and making bullish claims is easy. Actually running a country and living up to all those expectations and promises, while constantly being scrutinized is something completely different
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My sister who lives in Jersey.
Referring to uss Brits.
A bit gutted.
But I knew when I woke up this morning that I'd be seeing him winning as the headline when I checked the news, because it felt exactly like Brexit. Nobody had him winning, it'd be too stupid to actually happen etc.
What's worse is he enters a republican run congress, which makes it twice as bad.
A country I love and I have lots of friends there and from there, and I would have loved to move there one day, and they go and do this. Awful.
But I knew when I woke up this morning that I'd be seeing him winning as the headline when I checked the news, because it felt exactly like Brexit. Nobody had him winning, it'd be too stupid to actually happen etc.
What's worse is he enters a republican run congress, which makes it twice as bad.
A country I love and I have lots of friends there and from there, and I would have loved to move there one day, and they go and do this. Awful.
Serious question from someone outside the US: what is up with all the "nation is divided" rhetoric? Isn't it literally always divided? Has any president ever won 100% of the vote?
Sorry fellas, seems that women weren't as bothered by Trump's misogyny as you thought they were.
Was it Trump vs Obama?
So then the issue is not the racist voters but the non racist majority that voted in Obama couldn't be arsed for Hilary. If the majority that voted Obama in couldn't get behind Hilary then it suggests that its deeper than a racism issue.
"More divided than ever". The 'left' and the right are further apart than ever on a huge number of issues
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