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Originally Posted by 1991 Canadian
On a worldwide scale we are seeing the rise of populist anti establishment ideas and leaders. Duterte. Putin. Brexit. Numerous ultra right wing parties in Europe.
Incomes are stagnating. Inequality is growing. Debt is growing. The middle class has been slowly squeezed out for decades. People are incredibly frustrated with the political establishment.
It is not surpising in the slightest that the more populist candidate won over the longstanding career politician.
What is surprising is the democrats had a populist candidate of their own (Bernie Sanders) who would've had a shot to capture the populist vote and driven the youth vote.
The democrats haven't just lost this one election. They've lost the Supreme Court for a generation.
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Agree. It's unfortunate that so many people believe that the answer is to let the fox run loose in the hen house. Clinton was clearly not the answer for most people who feel disenfranchised but at least we could be fairly certain that she wouldn't do anything crazy.
I suspect that most voters will eventually be experiencing buyers remorse, similar to what they eventually experienced with Bush Jr. but magnified.
Watching the results last night a few of the TV panels talked about whether they (journalists) were part of the problem. Most of them agreed that they were but only in the sense that they relied on polls too much and weren't in touch with the everyday voter. As usual, they completely miss the boat and their arrogance, I believe had a big impact on this election.
I hope sanity prevails in the US but I suspect that shipped has sailed.