Quote:I disagree. I think Hillary is status quo. And that makes her pro free trade and pro walstreet.


But I think trump truly hates America and the workers of the nation. It's smeared in every word he says, every contractor he stiffs, every tax he skips out on, every city he denigrates, and every dictator he admires. (Just to name a few things)


But I think we see things differently based on our ideological beliefs. What's comforting is that at least neither of us see either candidate as ideal. That's somehting, right?

It's good to see  you're sticking to those spoon-fed talking points.  I especially love the "every tax he skips out on" line.  Tell us, what tax did he skip out on exactly?  Tell us how it was illegal?

 

Regarding Trump's policies, jj laid them out pretty clearly.  I think ultimately, the critical policies that are at the core of his candidacy are immigration and tax reform.  Whether you agree with them or not, it's these two pillars of his platform that are most responsible for him becoming the nominee.  If Hillary is elected, she will absolutely represent the status quo. 

 

Unfortunately for her (and Trump for that matter), all of the cooking of the books, and all of the machinations this administration has done to create the illusion of a robust, growing economy will come crashing down like a house of cards, and that's going to happen regardless of who gets elected.  If the nation opts to go with the status quo, she will have ZERO answers for how to recover from any significant collapse.  She'll stick with protecting Wall Street, and making sure her own portfolio is healthy.

 

At the end of the day, either presidency has the potential to be disastrous.  But, the reality is that the vast majority of Americans, when polled, feel the country is headed in the wrong direction.  Hillary does nothing to change that trajectory since she's basically running for a 3rd Obama term.  Whether it's the right option or not, change is in the wind, and Hillary doesn't represent that in any way.

 

In my opinion, Trump comes in as a complete outsider, not linked to the leadership class that runs both parties, more interested in retaining their control over things than actually fixing anything.  He may not have all the right solutions, but what he DOES do is completely blow up the establishment that has been entrenched for decades in Washington.  Hillary would simply appease them since she's part of that machine.  In order for this country to advance and get out of the current quagmire, we need to clear out the obstacles that have created the mess, and that is the entire ruling class in Washington DC that infects both parties.  They pretend to be adversarial, but in reality, they're complicit in undermining the country while putting on some twisted political Kabuki theater.

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