Agreed. The spinelessness and lack of principle show by Ryan, Cruz, Christie, Giuliani, and many other Republicans should doom or cap their future careers.
I hope, despite all the Trump absurdity, President Clinton doesn't dismiss the anger of his supporters however. Their grievances are poorly articulated and their rage is often misdirected, but their situation is deteriorating, and politics as usual in the US will only continue that nation's decline (insofar as the lower-middle class is concerned). She needs to show some leadership to prevent this, and I'm not sure she's the least bit inclined towards such changes.
Yeah, I agree this is an issue, but I don't think it's limited to Clinton; she can propose all the changes she wants to help the disadvantaged. It won't matter if congress decides to block all of those measures and then blame Clinton for the lack of progress. A clear message sent to congress that American people won't stand for obstructionism would count for a lot, but any message is going to be lost this time around as it's conflated with 'they just didn't like our presidential candidate.'
So realistically, what can you do as Clinton to address these grievances within the power of the executive branch? (I ask this non-rhetorically, as I certainly don't know the answer.)
This is getting a little out of control now. An elected Sheriff wanting violent uprising. Nice.
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Jesus, these people are scary. There's no doubt we're going to see some violence erupt on Nov. 8th with these insane #######s running around. Law enforcement will have their work cut out for them for sure. This whole thing just saddens me. People shouldn't have to fear for their well-being when they go to their local polling station.
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Yeah, I agree this is an issue, but I don't think it's limited to Clinton; she can propose all the changes she wants to help the disadvantaged. It won't matter if congress decides to block all of those measures and then blame Clinton for the lack of progress. A clear message sent to congress that American people won't stand for obstructionism would count for a lot, but any message is going to be lost this time around as it's conflated with 'they just didn't like our presidential candidate.'
So realistically, what can you do as Clinton to address these grievances within the power of the executive branch? (I ask this non-rhetorically, as I certainly don't know the answer.)
I think a big part of what she can do is change the national conversation to, at a minimum, make "socialism" something other than an expletive in their political discourse. Just talking about ideas like free education, forgiving student debt, increasing minimum wages, can make these ideas more palatable to the American electorate.
Basically, she needs to seed the national consciousness with ideas that will allow money and opportunity to flow back to those who need it. She also needs to acknowledge the plight of the lower middle class and middle America generally, and not just in canned phrases - she actually needs to listen to them, at least with respect to their economic concerns.
Many Trump supporters have wacky, ill-informed ideas about, well, about just about everything, but they're not wrong in believing that their standard of living is deteriorating and their opportunities - and their children's opportunities - dried up and drifted away long ago, and nothing their government is doing is going to help them. Moreover, many lack the basic education they need to understand what's happening to them and what might help them, so we see an emotional lashing out instead.
This is why I see America's future as a choice between two revolutions. You can have a political revolution - some might say a socialist revolution - in the Bernie Sanders mould, led by people who are generally educated but lack opportunity (the middle to upper middle class, generally). Or, you can have an actual guns and ammo revolution in the Donald Trump mould, led by people who generally aren't educated but lack opportunity, and have rage to spare.
The trick for Hillary will be change the conversation so that those in the latter camp understand what is needed to help them and they join the political revolution, and those in the former camp don't despair and start putting down their lattes (which they can't afford anyway) and picking up pitchforks. She then needs to lead on policies that will break down barriers to migration between the classes, and that stop the flow of money to corporations and the wealthy from public coffers and the moth-eaten wallets of the middle class.
The US is all about being a land of opportunity: the American Dream. She needs to lead in developing opportunities for Americans who have none, rather than just giving the nation palliative care as the personal circumstances of its majority deteriorate. Basically, even if she can't actually do anything, through her leadership she can at least change where Americans set their sights, so that they have something to strive for, and understand why they should strive for it.
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Jesus, these people are scary. There's no doubt we're going to see some violence erupt on Nov. 8th with these insane #######s running around. Law enforcement will have their work cut out for them for sure. This whole thing just saddens me. People shouldn't have to fear for their well-being when they go to their local polling station.
I find it sad that he brags about racial profiling like it's a good thing.
Never mind the fact that both Mexicans and Syrians come in all colours. What he really means is just people with darker skin tones.
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Fox's coverage of the Podesta emails has been terrible though so I expect Wallace to spend a large amount of time on those. I hope he's much better prepared than his network has been (taking things out of context, calling routine things shocking, etc).
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So quite awhile ago, I booked a non-refundable weekend in LA for November 11. Do I still go?
Of course! LA is a fun place to visit. California is a democratic stronghold, so not too many Trump supporters down there. With Clinton basically a lock for president at this point, I'm sure the general public down there will be in good spirits on Nov 11th. The Five Thirty Eight electoral map currently shows California as 99% blue.
My wife said on CBC they were saying Trump is ahead in polling. That can't be correct. Doesn't jive with other polls. She must have misheard.
yeah no chance, Clinton by a mile. Heck FOX News Poll has Hillary up by 7
That said I think the media and comedians should start toning it down a bit. There is a risk of annoying people by sounding too 'uppity'. if that's a word.
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My wife said on CBC they were saying Trump is ahead in polling. That can't be correct. Doesn't jive with other polls. She must have misheard.
They might have been talking about a particular state? Or if it's national polling, the Rasmussen poll has a pretty strong republican house effect and the most recent one does show Trump up (538 puts that poll at tied after they adjust it for its house effect).
To see a list of all the polls 538 considers reputable (doesn't have to be balanced, they include and try to account for bias, just has to not be flawed) has a good page, you can sort the polls by date:
