Holy shit. I cannot believe Trump might actually win this thing. Maybe it’s naivete caused by living out here in liberal-land – I know a grand total of ONE Trump supporter that I’m aware of in WA and dozens on the other side – but I felt it was a slam dunk for Clinton. The NyTimes said she had a 90% chance of winning yesterday. Now they’re saying 70% for Trump (which I guess goes to show how much they know.) Honestly I’m furious. H says it’s sexism. Is he right? I’ve been blown away by the vitriol directed at Clinton by some liberals around here and the ridiculous support for Sanders. If not sexism, what is the problem? What leads people to think that having Trump in charge is going to lead to a better outcome?
I was told by a colleague that I was sheltered recently. He wasn’t directing his comment specifically at me, but more generally at all of us well-paid, over-educated, liberal engineers so far separated from the people who feel they’re losing their path to well-being. At the time, I thought, yes, we are sheltered, but still . . . Trump will not win.
I am honestly afraid for our country if he wins. I’m not worried about the wall between here and Mexico or his sexism, though these things are obviously troubling. I’m worried about the vast amount of military power he will wield if he wins, and the incredibly difficult tightrope our president will have to walk in dealing with ISIS and Iran and Russia and so on. The world is a perilous place and Obama, in a way, has kept us safe for eight years, as well as averting a general meltdown. I’m not confident Trump can do the same. And please spare me the talk about moving to Canada. If things go south in the great USA, of the whole Western world will suffer.
Bush caused a lot of harm in his eight years. I fundamentally believe Bush was a good guy, but incompetent. I think Trump is both a bad guy and also a loose cannon.
And if only Hillary had won over Obama eight years ago, she would have taken the general election, I’m guessing Obama could have won in 2016.