Given the sorts of things we've discussed in the past, I would think you'd be quite excited over Trump's lobby reform.Originally Posted by CoccoBill
The POTUS wields somewhat more power than most other western democracies. More extensive veto rights, executive orders, supreme court nominations etc. Still, the president's job basically boils down to two things: pushing policies and acting as the representative and public face for the country.
With Hillary, we pretty much know what those policies are. There's some fairly progressive ones, but mainly more of the same old, and most likely nothing new as long as the congress and the senate are R-majority. As a representative she'd be a mixed bag, her minor controversies and corruption charges have not gone unnoticed globally, but at the same time electing a liberal woman would not be bad for most foreign relations. She's a flawed candidate with a mixed bag of negatives and some positives.
With Donald, sweet bloody jesus. We have absolutely no idea what kind of policies he is going to push, apart from a wall and flip-flopping on pretty much every issue, with no clear plans regarding anything. Hillary may be a tad crooked, but this guy is the epitome of plutocracy, old money, corruption, hate mongering and self interests. He might be the most hated and feared person on the planet right now.
It blows my mind that there are legit concerns he might be voted in. They're both...shall we say less than ideal as candidates, but we're still comparing a decent person with poop in her hands to a bucket of horse manure. If the election is rigged, it's bythe russianssomeone hacking the voting machines.
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