Strong statement there. What makes her worse than any other establishment candidate (or would you say the same about them all)? Her husband is looked upon favourably and I'm sure Obama will be as well. Her policies are most likely to be centre-right politics much like theirs (probably more like Bill Clinton though), which is why she wouldn't be my first choice, but other than that I see little reason for concern. Out of those of you who would consider voting for a Democrat generally speaking, is there something else about her that you don't like, which sets her apart from other candidates? As far as I can tell, the only thing particularly different about Clinton from the others (other than her being a woman) is that people already *know* about and/or remember her best and worst public moments, while few know all that much about the pluses and minuses of folks running against her (aside from Donald Trump).
From the papers I've read here, she keeps hiding the email conversation and knew about Benghazi.
I don't think Obama will ever be looked at favorably in the US, not for decades anyway. I'm sure part of it is due to propaganda from Republicans who fought against everything OBama wanted to do, and it's Obama getting the flak for it. I also think him being black plays a big part of his getting criticized. Plus, a woman president seems wrong.
I ask because when I watch mainstream US news coverage, all I hear is "horse race" talk. Every single conversation seems to be about whether X and Y will help or hurt a candidate's chances to win. Increasingly, they've started using cute sports-related graphics that entirely acknowledge and embrace that they've become sports commentators rather than informers of the public on important matters.
I thought mainstream US news coverage went for digging up candidates' past and showing the questionable side of candidates they were against. but the news haven't done much of reporting in a long time, it's usually more about opinions than fair and unbiased coverage.
It's not much different in Canada, but recently I heard about our news media that in the distant past, news agencies used to focus on what the outcome would be if a candidate was elected-- what kind of leader the person would be and the consequences/benefits that could bring-- not in terms of charisma or popularity, but in terms of expected policies. Nowadays, everyone seems to be encouraged to base their vote entirely on instinct rather than information.
I think people are encouraged to vote based on tradition more than anything. Because their family is Republican or because they're REpublican, they should always vote Republican. Frankly, I can't imagine anyone wanting to vote for a dumbass who is a closet racist or someone who was against freedom because he's using Obama's lack of popularity to get votes.
Trump being a front-runner shows how goddamn laughable our political situation is in the United States. We are a violently declining society and this type of crazy nonsense is what will destroy us. Most Republicans I know LOVE Trump and say they are voting for him....seriously.
If Trump wins, we're likely going to be THE hated country in the universe, and I wouldn't be shocked if we entered a war or got attacked. If Cruz wins, all someone has to say is "Obama came up with this!" and he'll probably try to repeal it or fight it because "it's the Obamacare of this or that!" I don't know about Jeb Bush though, but I'm guessing he's popular amongst the Republican newspapers because no article on anything bad he's done or dumb things he's said.
#Bernie2K16
