After the most recent primary elections in some of the late stage states, it's a done deal. It's going to be Hillary against Trump in November.
But Jim, what about Rafael? He has just picked his VP candidate? Does that not count for anything? Who are you talking about? Carly Fiorina? I don't know what Rafael and Carly have been smoking lately, but whatever the heck they are inhaling, it's working quite well to make them go delusional! This year's elections are bound to be very interesting though. On one hand, you have die hard Democrats who would be willing to do anything for the Clintons, regardless of how much dough Hillary got to pocket from Wall Street. Then, there are those that hate them like scourge on the face of this earth. I am a big fan of Bill (not Hillary though) and if there was a way for him to run again, I'd vote for him in a heart-beat. But that's not reality - I am being as delusional about voting for Bill Clinton back to office again, as much as Rafael is, about becoming the next American president. Democrats need to understand, that just because Bill has a huge fan base, they are going to vote for his wife. It doesn't work that way. Donald Trump, with his 'speaking-his-mind' attitude has garnered a huge following in the US, such that, even his party bosses are dumb founded as to why people vote for him. Average Joe's like me, who were supporting Sanders on the Democratic side, began to like him even more as months went by. The reasons? There are many .... 1. He may not sound or even speak like a politician but he is no dumb dude. He is a very sharp negotiator - a skill that will come really handy if he becomes the next US president. 2. He does not care about sounding politically correct. I would rather have a president who speaks what's on his mind (the way it is), rather than being cautious about what the press and the pundits want to hear. 3. Trump is not indebted to any political groups. He does not need to bend to any Wall Street or Washington lobbyists as he is not relying on their largesse to get elected. 4. He does not like illegal immigrants sucking up America's resources - a stance every American should embrace. 5. He does not like American multinationals summarily offshoring large number of jobs - a cause that is very dear to me and many US citizens. 6. I understand he does not like Obamacare - something that I disagree with him about, but as long as he replaces it with something better - I am OK with it. The Obamacare omelet has already been scrambled into law - it can't be un-scrambled, but I would love if Trump could make it even more palatable. 7. He is a very good entertainer and he has made enough money on his own in real estate. He does not need our money to enrich himself further. I think he wants to leave a memorable legacy for America and no amount of additional wealth would do that for him. On the other hand, Hillary is dumb (remember she used her personal email account to conduct official US business?), boring and greedy. I don't like politicians accepting large sums of money from influential lobbyist groups for an hour's worth of work - specially, when they were going to run for the nation's top job. This cannot bode well for the country ... too much baggage to deal with. 8. Finally, I do not like what I would characterize as 'Dynasties'. There are many people who can run this place - we don't need a former President's wife to do that. Trumps thoughts on making Mexican's pay for the border wall, the Muslims, guns, women's right to choose etc are all just sound bytes - there's nothing much he could do about these issues. Even if he does attempt to tackle these items, he wouldn't get past the courts. I think, given enough support by the Sander's crowd (who tend to be mostly younger centrist Democrats and who helped Obama to get into the White House) will be the key to putting a non-career politicians such as Trump to take the White House. See attached link on Trump's next strategy - This article was published just a couple of hours ago on CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/29/politics/donald-trump-bernie-sanders/index.html Jim Fernandes Colva / Scarsdale, NY.
