Who is going to win this election in November?

[fonzob1]

*sigh....* Alright, President Trump looks extremely likely now. Hillary needs to thread the needle and hope for something to fall her way.

God I hope he gets some smart people around him. This is a man that needs to be seriously controlled.

Even though he wasn't a good President who made bad decisions, George W. Bush was a good man. Donald Trump is not a good man. And Putin has him in his pocket. And he is unhinged and ANYTHING can set him off.

Ivanka needs a role in his White House. She at least has a brain, and can temper him (I hope). And someone needs to drill this moron on how to conduct himself like an adult on diplomatic trips. And the Congress needs to keep a tight rein on him. If they care about the country, they need to lead this horse on a sane path, at the very least.

He will put people like Newt Gingrich and Rudy Guliani around him, so its all relative to what you think about those people. He's certainly not going to surround himself with Democrats.

Also, the idea that he will sink the union is overblown. We will survive another 4 years.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

We're about to have a president whose campaign team had to cut him off from his Twitter account like parents cutting off a rebellious preteen that couldn't control himself. Seriously. That's the level of maturity we're putting in the highest office in the land.

 

[sttngfan1701d]

^ Yes. That's what I'm talking about. His immaturity and temperament could easily spark something on the world stage. Not to mention his rhetoric domestically. Will there be riots? Probably not. But this idiot needs to realize that he is going to be the leader of a VERY DIVERSE nation, and a very powerful nation.

He's alienated people. He's insulted people. He has very little knowledge of policy and international affairs. This isn't a game, and you can't shoot from the hip.

 

[Awesome Possum]

I don't think he has the most basic highschool level of understanding of how the government and Presidency actually works.

 

[Enterprise1701]

Well the U.S. is royally screwed.

 

[sttngfan1701d]

I don't think he has the most basic highschool level of understanding of how the government and Presidency actually works.

Neither do I. But he's going to be President now...so we all have to admit we were wrong, sigh, and get to grips with the idea of him in charge. And hope for the best.

A lot is going to change. The prospect really scares me. But...
I can deal with the "I told you so!", I can deal with his Mussolini-like preening after awhile....if it's just bluster. But what happens if it's not just bluster?

Shit, I'm going to go watch something on Netflix and try to forget about all this.

 

[Awesome Possum]

It's very hard for me to have hope for the future with these nuts in power.

 

[sttngfan1701d]

A lot will change. Obamacare is done. Immigration policy will change. Maybe he will give clemency to undocumented workers, though.

The racists and nutjobs will be empowered. I hope, hope, HOPE there's no terror attack because of this, or because he says something dumb about Muslims.

But mostly, I shudder to think how he will control our military. What he will do with access to secret information. The man is not sane. That is very worrying. His mouth may get him in trouble. May get US in trouble.

Obama was a steady hand at the wheel. Cool under pressure, the coolest man in the room. Witnesses attest to it. Trump is the exact opposite.

 

[Ensign]

Chanting the slogan "Love Trumps Hate" at Clinton HQ... And thats been a very big problem for the Clinton Campaign - They have no inspiration or sense of purpose... its been all about how Clinton isnt as bad as Trump.

 

[The Lonely Man]

Watching in disbelief from the UK. Much like last year where millions of people bought into the lies, disgraceful rhetoric and nonsense about TAKING BACK CONTROL, we incredibly voted for Brexit.

Now we have a racist moron screaming nonsense about MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and it looks the US are going to oblige.

Incredible.

 

[Captain Crow]

I just dumbstruck that TP (for fuck's sake even their campaign initials are shorthand for a shit ticket) are most likely gonna win.

How fuck'n stupid does one have to be to actually vote for a belligerent racist sexist xenophobic admitted sexual predator man child bully and a putz.

 

[Roger Wilco]

The joke's gone a bit far now, America.

 

[auntiehill]

We are so fucked.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

We are so fucked.

I think so, too, sadly.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

We are so fucked.

Yep. Even though I voted against Bush, I wished him well and had a hope and expectation that he cared about the country. I don't feel that way about Trump at all. He'd sell the whole country down the river for a goddamn percentage.

 

[fireproof78]

So, the letters to Congress begin now?

 

[Jono]

Remember the days when making a joke about there being a President Trump was funny. I miss those times...

"Make America Great Again" is a fantastic slogan. Given some of the genuine grievances middle America have you can see why it caught on so well. Unfortunately I think many will be quite disappointed when he doesn't just magically fix everything. But at least he knows a good steak.

But mostly, I shudder to think how he will control our military. What he will do with access to secret information. The man is not sane. That is very worrying. His mouth may get him in trouble. May get US in trouble.

Obama was a steady hand at the wheel. Cool under pressure, the coolest man in the room. Witnesses attest to it. Trump is the exact opposite.

Bit worried about that too. If he abandons the European and Asia-Pacific alliances like he threatened he would that's going to have some very serious consequences.

 

[The Lonely Man]

The hatred that exists in the world today is as sad as it is terrifying.

A bigoted racist halfwit has just become the most powerful man on earth.

 

[Xerxes82]

The sun will rise tomorrow. And the day after. The day after that, it could just be the nuclear retaliation after Trump starts World War 3 to defend the size of his penis.

But at least we got ourselves a ripe old American plutocrat to tell us how much better life will be if he and his friends have all the money. I mean, we were getting one of those either way, but at least we went for the real whopper.

That said, my health insurance just evaporated. Hopefully the only illness in my future is the radiation poisoning. I shudder to think what happens when Republicans eliminate the federal minimum wage. Wonder if they'll try to ban state minimums as well? Can't compete in California if Wisconsin has slave labor, after all. Abortion is toast, and the 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court means the extreme right gets whatever it wants, whenever it wants it, without question or review. For at least the next decade or so. We know the second amendment is safe. Not so clear on the rest of 'em, yet.

Do I really think Trump poses an existential threat to the republic? No, not really. Well, maybe, but that may just be the disappointment talking. Do I think he and his cronies will make life harder for every single person I know? Yep. Do I think rewarding Republicans who basically held the government hostage for years, without even the pretense of governance sends entirely the wrong message to partisans on both sides of the aisle? Absolutely. We just shot the hostage, folks. The underlying things to worry about from this election aren't even really Trump and his policies. Such things traditionally come and go (though Trump is anything but traditional).

Also, and let's just be clear on this, we've elected a celebrity with absolutely no experience in government, based solely on the strength of his brand. Kanye 2020, anybody? Maybe we should just make the whole thing into reality TV, really milk the marketing rights. Or just get everyone to write in Abraham Lincoln's disembodied head in a jar.

On the upside, at least we don't have to deal with campaign adds on tv and radio every two minutes tomorrow. Take the good where you can find it, right?

 

[Locutus of Bored]

But at least he knows a good steak.

But that's the thing. He wasn't good at that either. Who sucks at steak? Who tries to sell steaks at The Sharper Image? Was the As Seen on TV store full? Our new president is a failed steak tycoon. That's the most un-American thing since being in the pocket of the Russians. But wait, he's got that going for him too!