01-30-2017, 05:42 PM
(01-30-2017, 04:33 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Sorry, I don't buy this as described. There are many reasons Hillary lost, the one's you listed are way down the list. I think it makes people feel better to believe what you just typed, hence it's extreme popularity. The reality is a huge segment of the US population voted for Trump because they liked his policies. In this regard he at least deserves credit as that almost non-existent breed of politicians, the one who actually does what they say they'll do. He was elected to do exactly what he's doing.
A huge segment of the population didn't want either. I heard a handful of Hillary supporters cite policy positions or her career in politics as a plus, but most just said, "I hate her, but he's an asshole and I hate him more." Same with his supporters but even more so. I heard almost none cite a Trump policy they supported, but heard them saying, "I hate her, but she is a ***** and I don't trust her."
So, whoever won the election, it would have been a huge mistake for him or her to assume he or she had a mandate or to think "a huge segment" supported his or her policies. I think almost without question the majority of Americans to the tune or upwards or 80% did not want either of them to be President.
JOHN ROBERTS: From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly so that you will come to know the value of justice... I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either.
