scrubbedexpat091

The projections I have seen on some of the news channels have neither winning or Clinton winning by 2 electoral votes.

Seems Trump probably wont win the election but Clinton may not either. In that case the house of representitives will decide.

dbd33

"in the main"

Inevitably, as leader of the free world, one will cause people to be killed, deliberately and accidentally. If Obama's death toll is less than a hundred then he's a paragon, an angel of peace.

Oink

dbd33

Do you suggest that a Trump government's foreign policy, if any, would be a blessing to the world?

MarkG

He's far less likely to start WWIII. That's good enough for me.

Shard

What makes you think that? He has zero foreign policy experience and is a complete xenophobe and narcissist.

Oink

It would just be conjecture but it might be that his intended isolationism could lead to an overall policy of disengagement. But you never know what threats will arise in the next four years. We leave all that voodoo prediction stuff to the policy betting parlors.

caretaker

Don't forget that his stated objective is to increase American military power until the US can dictate terms to the rest of the world with impunity. That is the policy behind making America "Great Again".

Shard

Do you get to vote, Oink?

MarkG

Clinton has a lot of foreign policy experience, and it's all been disastrous. She's never seen a war she didn't like, and she's been demanding a 'no fly zone' in Syria that's tantamount to a declaration of war against Russia. And, right now, she's gone from blaming The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy for all her problems to blaming The Vast Russian Conspiracy.

And she's a complete sociopath and narcissist.

If she wins, America will be in a shooting war with Russia by the end of next year. Who in their right mind wants that?

Oink

Yes, but didn't bother as the state I vote in is never in play, so no point.

Shard

I think Hilary is smart and cautious enough to avoid a confrontation with Russia. It's only recently that Russia has once again become a potential adversary. I don't agree that she's a sociopath or narcissist, far from it, the worst charge against her is that she's perhaps an out of touch wonkish politician, but she's nowhere near as dangerous as the Trump camp makes out.

dbd33

Quite.

Oink

One might question how two, essentially penniless people, who have spent nearly their entire adult lives in politics have become multi-millionaires?

scrubbedexpat091

Same for my voting state. I sent the ballot in primairly for the state and local propositions such as to legalize pot.