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Old 01-06-2017, 03:22 PM   #4345
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
The fact he wasn't a career politician and he might shake things up (when there was a 0 per cent chance Clinton would shake things up) pretty much trumped every other consideration for a lot of voters. And I'd be willing to bet whoever replaces him as president will be a Washington outsider as well. A business tycoon, entertainment celebrity, whatever. Might even be a third-party candidate.
I'm not so sure... Last time we elected a Republican actor President, we followed up with several career politicians. Heck if anything, Obama was the least experienced politician we had since Reagan and that didn't seem to endear him to those very same folks that just went for Trump.

(and yes I realize Reagan wasn't JUST an actor and had some political experience, but I think he is still by far the closest comparison to Trump in that regard)
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