Race For The Presidency

[Bazile]

If your'e interested in what's transpiring across the pond.

Now that Donald Trump has secured the Republican party nomination , to run for president , who would you like to see in the Oval office ; out of the two candidates ?

[Cloverjo]

An AB official poll might interesting. Ed?

[dannyk13]

Do we really want a President in the White House who knows that he is not at all popular in the UK.

[vetuste_ennemi]

"As a general principle, anyone who gets the lefties spitting their organic Tibetan peace porridge at the TV must be doing something right..."

Rod Liddle did an "if Trump wins" piece a little while ago, TTT. Here's the link:

http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/i-want-to-see-president-trump-if-only-because-of-who-hed-annoy/

Love the reference to Kirsty Wa?k and Emily Witless.

[ichkeria]

I've never really understood why some people loathe Hilary Clinton so much. I suspect it's 'suspicion of a powerful woman' syndrome. She stakes me as a rational able and experienced operator. None of those attributes appear to apply to Trump, and some of his 'advisers' seem even crazier than him. The woman on the C4 news the other evening was quite unbelievable: 'Mr Trump is a normal guy. I tell you he's a guy who isn't afraid to eat Big Macs! (!)
Really ? There's a surprise.

[sunny-dave]

Hillary should have been President eight years ago - her devious pragmatism would have been better than Obama's embattled idealism.

She's far from perfect (very far), but Trump is a disaster area of biblical proportions.

I vote Hillary

[ and for the benefit of AoG I am a bloke - or at least I was the last time I checked ... ]

[anneasquith]

Anyone but Trump. He's crazy.

[sunny-dave]

Loves Scottie Land though, anne - he seems to own quite a bit of it anyway :)

[anneasquith]

Dave. Scottie land don't like him!!!!!!

[anotheoldgit]

Most of the things said to belittle Trump have been said against Nigel Farage in this country, yet he is still admired by many.

[Bazile]

AOG

//It is not a question 'who would we like to see in the Oval Office' it is for the American people to decide. //

Really - it is for the american people to decide ? - well i didn't know that .

The question is perfectly valid - you don't need to be part of the american electorate to have a preference / opinion , on the matter , obviously.

[ladybirder]

Hillary sounds a horrible person (an epically abusive arctic monster, who as soon as the cameras have gone is angry, nasty and imperious) but maybe that makes a good president.
http://nypost.com/2015/10/02/secret-service-agents-hillary-is-a-nightmare-to-work-with/

[youngmafbog]

From the choice, it's Trump for me.

I wonder who Monika Lewinski will be voting for?

[Berniecuddles2]

Trump for me ..must be doing something right to get this far !

[Ninefingers]

Abe Lincoln's skeleton would have more integrity than either Trump or Clinton!!

[retrocop]

Trump for me.
We may need practical lessons, in the future, on how to build a wall!!

[andy-hughes]

Similar to the UK in our last election - a number of votes will be cast for the candidate the voter dislikes the least - maybe Cameron would not be ideal, but a vote for Milliband would be a disaster.

I am sure the same will apply - Clinton may not be ideal, but the notion of Trump as President does seem alarming, to say the least.

[youngmafbog]

And the prospect of a President with form on hiding the truth would be preferable? And a party that hates Democracy and tries to stop people saying what they dont want to hear?

Trump is not crazy, he has played quite a blinder. Unless he had adopted the loud mouth say it how it is stance he would have got nowhere. Watch him tone it down as he starts to play for the middle ground.

So far both sides have only been playing to the converted, now we should see what the real public start to say.

[woofgang]

apparently there are three contestants
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/5-reasons-gary-johnson-president

[jourdain2]

I dislike and distrust Hillary intensely, more than I despair at the thought of Trump. Thank goodness that it is not my decision!

[ToraToraTora]

dannyk: "Do we really want a President in the White House who knows that he is not at all popular in the UK. " - I don't remember any president that ever cared what we think in the UK.