Re:Why Are US Presidential Elections So Close?
by krapp on Friday November 04, 2016 @09:27AM
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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
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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
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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.
I personally do not believe that he would enact a single one of those campaign pledges.