US Politics

[ChineseTiger1986]

I'll pass. I rather have Clinton has President and I think she'll be a more manly President than Justin Trudeau

All Canadian politicians are pro-America whether from the left/center/right, so why bother so much?

 

[Desertfalcon]

As I am a #NeverTrump conservative Republican Party member, I will not be voting for either Sen. Clinton or Mr. Trump as I loath both of them. I am a conservative and not a libertarian so voting for Gov. Gary Johnson is out. I will be voting for Mr. Darrell Castle, nominee of the far-right Constitution Party. Of course he can't win but I will at least be able to vote for a candidate for president who has integrity and is a gentleman, something Mr. Trump is lacking in.

http://www.castlereport.us/who-is-darrell-castle/

 

[Styx]

I think Gary Johnson would make a good candidate too!

I like him and the libertarian ideals (wish our democracy was mature enough to have evolved into that line of thinking)

but open borders is part of their agenda, not going to work in the current climate there with all the terror threats etc, he was also CEO of a weed products company till not that long ago and was actually using their products till a couple months ago.

might've worked in Jamaica but sadly they wont let a pothead into the white house

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

a Chinese criticizing the democratic process in the US is a bit rich.

painting all Trump supporters as racist white nationalists is also wrong, you have fallen victim to the overload of negative msm propaganda about him.

They are Chinese-Americans, not PRC citizens.

No one really cares who they want to support. And for the PRC citizens, both Clinton and Trump are the same for China.

 

[Styx]

They are Chinese-Americans, not PRC citizens.

No one really cares who they want to support, and for the PRC citizens, both Clinton and Trump are the same for China.

of course they're Chinese Americans, and they (some of them) will be voting Trump.

and sure, apart from certain troubled areas of the world hit by islamic extremism, it makes no difference who the Americans elect.

 

[Anubis]

I like him and the libertarian ideals (wish our democracy was mature enough to have evolved into that line of thinking)

but open borders is part of their agenda, not going to work in the current climate there with all the terror threats etc, he was also CEO of a weed products company till not that long ago and was actually using their products till a couple months ago.

might've worked in Jamaica but sadly they wont let a pothead into the white house

Well Obama was a pothead too..I like the libertarian ideas too...but some of them I don't think are implementable right away...but a good course to take for the long term future.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

of course they're Chinese Americans, and they (some of them) will be voting Trump.

and sure, apart from certain troubled areas of the world hit by islamic extremism, it makes no difference who the Americans elect.

Unlike many countries in the world, China will never cast its hope on America's candidates, but only on our own effort and diligence.

The Chinese media actually has paid very little attention on the American election in 2016. They seldom talk it for fun about the US democracy as some kind of political circus. It is fun to watch, but not fun to implement.

 

[Styx]

Unlike many the countries in the world, China will never cast its hope on America's candidates, but only on our own effort and diligence.

The Chinese media actually has paid very little attention on the American election in 2016. They seldom talk it for fun about the US democracy as some kind of political circus. It is fun to watch, but not fun to implement.

and which countries in the world have "cast their hope on America's candidates" ?

not surprised, the state run Chinese media probably does not want it's controlled population to see what dramatic changes the will of the people (democracy) can affect in other countries.

 

[Devil Soul]

Clinton regains double-digit lead over Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Reuters
Published: June 25, 2016
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Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina, June 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS.

NEW YORK: Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton regained a double-digit lead over Republican rival Donald Trump this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday.

The June 20-24 poll showed that 46.6 percent of likely American voters supported Clinton while 33.3 percent supported Trump. Another 20.1 percent said they would support neither candidate.

Trump had enjoyed a brief boost in support following the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, as he doubled down on his pledge to ban Muslims from entering the country, cutting Clinton’s lead to nine points.

Clinton’s lead over Trump slips after Florida shooting

But Trump’s rise in popularity appeared to be only temporary, unlike his lasting surge among the Republican field last year after the attacks in Paris and in San Bernardino, California.

Clinton’s 13.3 percentage point lead is about the same as she had before the Orlando attack.

Trump’s slip this week came as he struggled to show that he can keep up with a Clinton campaign apparatus that has dwarfed his in size and funding.

Trumped by candidate’s rhetoric, Republican lawmakers at a loss for words

Campaign finance disclosures released earlier this week showed Trump started June with a war chest of just $1.3 million, a fraction of Clinton’s $42 million. Trump sought to ease concerns among his allies by saying that he could tap his “unlimited” personal wealth if needed, and also by bolstering efforts to raise money through fundraising events and online donations.

Meanwhile, Republican leaders including House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker continued to express reservations about their new standard bearer, who has angered some in the party with his fiery rhetoric.

Ryan and Walker both said over the past week that they felt Republicans should follow their “conscience” when deciding to support the party’s likely nominee, instead of urging party members to support him.

Clinton says Trump dangerous, unfit to be commander in chief

The poll only captured some of the voter reaction to Britain’s decision in Thursday’s referendum to exit the European Union, a move that some pundits say suggests Trump’s insurgent candidacy has tapped into a broad and powerful anti-globalisation wave sweeping Western countries.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online and included interviews with 1,201 likely voters in all 50 states. It has a credibility interval, a measure of accuracy, of 3.3 percentage points.

 

[RabzonKhan]

I'm lovin' it

Donald Trump’s bad month just got worse, because Sanders backers just rallied to Clinton

By Aaron Blake June 26 2016

Donald Trump would like for Bernie Sanders supporters to ditch the Democratic Party and support him. There is very little evidence that they will do that, mind you, but it's certainly possible that they might just stay home — which would help Trump.

Well, we have some bad news for the Trump campaign. Sanders supporters aren't just rallying around Clinton; they're doing it rather quickly. And it's a big reason Clinton just extended her lead over Trump into the double digits, 51 percent to 39 percent.

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that Sanders backers, who polls have shown were reluctant to jump over to Clinton and even flirted with supporting Trump, are coming home faster than we might have expected.

Last month, 20 percent of Sanders supporters said they would back Trump over Clinton in the general election. This month, that figure is down to 8 percent.

And the poll was conducted before, we would note, Sanders began saying last week that he would support Clinton over Trump in the general election. (Even as he's not endorsing Clinton and is still technically a candidate, Sanders said his supporters would and should not vote for a "bigot" like Trump.)

When asked on MSNBC June 24 if he would vote for rival Hillary Clinton, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders answered, "Yes." Sanders says he's focused on beating Republican Donald Trump. (Reuters)

In a way, this was expected. Clinton backers in 2008, after all, eventually came around to Barack Obama's candidacy and overwhelmingly supported him in the general election. We've used this as our baseline in comparing how quickly Sanders supporters might come around to Clinton in 2016.

But here's the thing: It took them a while. In June 2008, 20 percent of Clinton backers said they'd go for John McCain. In July, it was 22 percent, then 18 percent in August and 19 percent in September. It finally dropped to 14 percent in October.

Well, it's June 2016, and that same figure this time is down to 8 percent already. What's more, the 81 percent of Sanders backers who are now behind Clinton is a higher number than in any poll of 2008 Clinton backers who rallied to Obama. The high that year was 74 percent, in October.

And, really, the idea that Clinton backers would cross over for McCain was probably more plausible in the first place. She was the more moderate candidate in the Democratic primary, so it wasn't unreasonable to think that her more moderate supporters might go for a moderate Republican such as McCain.

Sanders was decidedly not the moderate option in the 2016 Democratic primary. He does share some populist tendencies with Trump — which Trump has tried to leverage to get Sanders supporters to join him — but it was always a somewhat fanciful effort by Trump to woo them.

Indeed, as a Pew poll last week showed, Sanders supporters were more anti-Republican Party than Clinton backers. About 7 in 10 of them, in fact, said the Republican Party makes them "afraid" — vs. 55 percent of Clinton supporters.

That was never really a recipe for a big crossover vote. And this poll suggests that possibility has been foreclosed.

 

[RabzonKhan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/746406051747008513

https://twitter.com/x/status/746099306390659072

 

[RabzonKhan]

Because of Trump:

Former Bush Treasury secretary: 'I'll be voting for Hillary Clinton'

By Nolan D. McCaskil 06/24/16

There goes another one.

Hank Paulson, chairman of the Paulson Institute and a former Treasury secretary in George W. Bush’s administration, will neither vote for Donald Trump in November nor abstain, he wrote in an op-ed published Friday in The Washington Post.

“I’ll be voting for Hillary Clinton with the hope that she can bring Americans together to do the things necessary to strengthen our economy, our environment and our place in the world,” Paulson wrote. “To my Republican friends: I know I’m not alone.”

Paulson is the latest George W. Bush administration official to not only reject the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, but to declare support for Clinton. Former Bush Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage told POLITICO last week he would vote for Clinton.

With Trump as the party’s standard-bearer, “we are witnessing a populist hijacking of one of the United States’ great political parties,” the former Goldman Sachs CEO wrote. “The GOP, in putting Trump at the top of the ticket, is endorsing a brand of populism rooted in ignorance, prejudice, fear and isolationism. This troubles me deeply as a Republican, but it troubles me even more as an American. Enough is enough. It’s time to put country before party and say it together: Never Trump.” Read more




Republicans Are Among Business Leaders Backing Clinton

In addition to active Democrats such as Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and Google's Eric Schmidt, Clinton is being backed by some business leaders who are long-time Republicans.

Dozens of business leaders, including a handful of Republicans, endorsed Hillary Clinton on Thursday, as her campaign seeks to challenge Donald Trump’s assertions that he is the best candidate for U.S. businesses.

Republicans backing Clinton include Dan Akerson, former chairman and chief executive officer of General Motors Co., and Jim Cicconi, a former Reagan and George H.W. Bush White House staffer who is a Washington executive at AT&T Services Inc.

Cicconi has supported every Republican candidate for president since 1976 but can’t do the same this year because “it's vital to put our country's well-being ahead of party,” he said in a statement. “Hillary Clinton is experienced, qualified, and will make a fine president. The alternative, I fear, would set our nation on a very dark path.”

The Wall Street Journal reported the endorsements early Thursday.

Also endorsing Clinton is Hamid R. Moghadam, a Republican who is chairman and CEO of real estate investment trust Prologis, Inc. “Our country is about tolerance and inclusion and that's why, as a lifelong Republican supporter, I endorse Hillary Clinton for president in this election,” he said in a statement. Read more

 

[Tiger Genie]

I lean republican normally but I don't think I can bring myself to vote for Trump - he seems to be a better crook than Hilary Clinton. But Clinton sounds plain dumb. So that is the choice we have this time: a dangerous crook who has somehow managed to keep out of jail or this useless woman.

Atleast voting for Hillary will bring in the first woman to presidency.

 

[anon45]

I lean republican normally but I don't think I can bring myself to vote for Trump - he seems to be a better crook than Hilary Clinton. But Clinton sounds plain dumb. So that is the choice we have this time: a dangerous crook who has somehow managed to keep out of jail or this useless woman.

Atleast voting for Hillary will bring in the first woman to presidency.

Don't you have those backwords? By all accounts Hillary is a policy wonk, as she had to be to do her job. When it comes to foreign relations there are few more qualified in either experience or depth of knowledge. That said, alot of actions she has done, whether on purpose or acidentally, are troubling and some call her a crook who should be in jail / will be indicted (I don't count on that).

Donald has no qualifications, no experience, and no clue.

http://www.npr.org/2016/04/28/47606...ars-provide-insight-into-how-she-might-govern

While Clinton's particular set of skills has not wowed on the campaign trail, there was a time and place where her personality and governing style were widely praised, even among her political opponents, the United States Congress.

Republicans I interviewed who served with Clinton during her eight years on Capitol Hill say they were often surprised by how easy she was to work with. She had real policy expertise, and she knew how to cut a deal. Former Virginia Republican Sen. John Warner was impressed with her diligence on the Armed Services Committee. He was the chairman when Clinton joined the panel.

JOHN WARNER: When we had issues, she studied. She was well-prepared, almost without exception. She did her homework, and she was well-prepared. When she spoke, she spoke quite intelligently and factually and persuasively.

 

[Echo_419]

As I am a #NeverTrump conservative Republican Party member, I will not be voting for either Sen. Clinton or Mr. Trump as I loath both of them. I am a conservative and not a libertarian so voting for Gov. Gary Johnson is out. I will be voting for Mr. Darrell Castle, nominee of the far-right Constitution Party. Of course he can't win but I will at least be able to vote for a candidate for president who has integrity and is a gentleman, something Mr. Trump is lacking in.

http://www.castlereport.us/who-is-darrell-castle/

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