He's broken so many unwritten rules already it doesn't make any difference now. His previous scandals and brushes with the law should've been enough to dissuade him from attempting to run in the first place. Not releasing his tax returns was another red flag. But hey he's going to make America great again so who cares.
Couldn't agree more. Most of the presidential candidates and past few presidents (at least) were running for influential power that can be bartered to interests for favors and money. They can talk about loving this country and caring - and they might, to an extent - but it's really all about personal gain.
Trump is just less subtle about it. It should be reassuring that he's such a polarizing figure that he's being watched so closely, making it a little harder to pull off nefarious actions.
It would be nice if we elected a purely altruistic president who was actually interested in limiting his or her own power in the position, but the structure of elections in America doesn't favor such a candidate.
Geez wait until you figure out where we have military bases then. You'd be amazed!The guy has hotels in foreign countries with his name on top of them.
Reagan did pretty well, people had low expectations of him, so when he actually pulled something off, he was considered a success.
I feel sorry for people who are so freaked out by Trump winning, they seem pretty fragile.
Reagan was also friendly, spoke intelligently, and was the GOVERNOR O F CALIFORNIA before being President.
We just elected a 70 year old guy that has never held a public office of any sort, has no idea how to run a public office, has insulted half of the world's leaders, is getting too cozy with the one world leader we don't want to be cozy with, had a whole platform that ran on racist notions, and countless other issues...any one of which would have disqualified any other person running for President. Now he's surrounding himself with public figures for advice that make Darth Vader seem like an OK guy.
Huh. You're right. Why freak out?
Curious why they didn't ask for a recount...
Not the best example to support a case for Trump.Reagan did pretty well, people had low expectations of him, so when he actually pulled something off, he was considered a success.
I feel sorry for people who are so freaked out by Trump winning, they seem pretty fragile.
I was more curious about the actual votes...Because of the EC numbers, 306 to 232, no way to make up those kind of numbers.
Not the best example to support a case for Trump.
Only by people who choose not to remember Reagan as he was, but only as an icon. The real Reagan was a traitorous war criminal who blew the federal budget on payback to his friends.I dunno, he seems to be remembered fondly
Only by people who choose not to remember Reagan as he was, but only as an icon. The real Reagan was a traitorous war criminal who blew the federal budget on payback to his friends.
I dunno, he seems to be remembered fondly
Reagan was also friendly, spoke intelligently, and was the GOVERNOR O F CALIFORNIA before being President.
We just elected a 70 year old guy that has never held a public office of any sort, has no idea how to run a public office, has insulted half of the world's leaders, is getting too cozy with the one world leader we don't want to be cozy with, had a whole platform that ran on racist notions, and countless other issues...any one of which would have disqualified any other person running for President. Now he's surrounding himself with public figures for advice that make Darth Vader seem like an OK guy.
Huh. You're right. Why freak out?
Truth.
Only by people who choose not to remember Reagan as he was, but only as an icon. The real Reagan was a traitorous war criminal who blew the federal budget on payback to his friends.