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Originally Posted by wittynickname
The issue being this: which of the other candidates is working for the average Joe lunch pail? Honestly?
Trump has absolutely no actual policy ideas outside of rambling about the Mexicans and Muslims and building a wall. Also he's a millionaire, born and raised with a silver spoon in his mouth, he has absolutely no idea what middle class life is like.
Cruz is a theological nutjob, he's gotten some nice campaign contributions from Goldman Sachs, and he's also got the Oil/Gas industry in his back pocket.
Rubio isn't nearly experienced enough, and he's also taken campaign contributions from Goldman Sachs.
Hillary definitely has Wall Street in her back pocket, no question about that--but outside of Sanders, there isn't anyone who doesn't have big money in their back pocket. Trump isn't taking money from millionaires because he already is one, but his interests aren't going to be about taking care of the middle/lower classes, his interests are going to be about keeping himself and his buddies living comfortably and paying fewer taxes.
We could avoid a lot of this without the Citizens United ruling. Thanks, Scalia!
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Sanders is almost believable. Agreed that he does seem to represent the average American voter, that's his main appeal. His platform will be seen as too radical though IMO, and he will be stonewalled by congress in the off chance he actually makes POTUS.
Other posters mentioned it earlier in this thread, but I absolutely agree with them that Sanders dropping out could swing much of his support over to Trump.