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Re:Why Are US Presidential Elections So Close? by untog on Thursday November 03, 2016 @07:00PM (#12868848)
Even the shallowest dive into Trump's business dealings would show you that he is no stranger to corruption.

I personally do not believe that he would enact a single one of those campaign pledges.

Re:Why Are US Presidential Elections So Close? by krapp on Friday November 04, 2016 @09:27AM (#12872343)
He can't enact them. The presidency isn't a dictatorship.

I don't know why people keep acting like it is - Trump isn't going to ride into Washington on a white horse and pass a Constitutional amendment or fund a massive immigrant detainment and deportation program or convince Mexico to pay for a wall through sheer willpower.

At best, he'll try, and either have to compromise significantly to get anything passed at all, or else fail entirely.

Re:Why Are US Presidential Elections So Close? by gremlinsinc on Thursday November 03, 2016 @10:20PM (#12869876)
I hope trump wins because he'll be out in 2020 and maybe we get a better Pres. sooner than later. But he won't get any of his promises passed, they won't even make it to the congress floor. He'll be a lame duck president, and nothing more. I don't even see him wanting to run for re-election, as I feel this is a stunt to get more publicity for his reality TV empire.
Re:Why Are US Presidential Elections So Close? by untog on Thursday November 03, 2016 @10:27PM (#12869913)
I've heard that argument before, and it kind of amuses me. It's as if to say, yes, Hillary is awful, but if she's elected she'll probably do a good enough job that she will win re-election in four years time.

Those two things don't seem to go together well to me.