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The One-Term Presidency of Trump/Clinton
Interesting article. So, it really goes to show that - while the selection of Supreme Court justices will be a big issue - there are a lot of things that will not be accomplished in four years, that these candidates are proposing in their campaigns.
No, Trump isn't going to get a friggen wall built up on the US/Mexico border in 4 years.
No, Hillary isn't going to get the minimum wage up to $15 an hour and beat Isis in 4 years.
It ain't gonna happen.
In my opinion, the best-case scenario for progressives is to get a Progressive Democrat in after Hillary is done.
That would work out better if its Trump that is being kicked out, however.
Interesting article. So, it really goes to show that - while the selection of Supreme Court justices will be a big issue - there are a lot of things that will not be accomplished in four years, that these candidates are proposing in their campaigns.
No, Trump isn't going to get a friggen wall built up on the US/Mexico border in 4 years.
No, Hillary isn't going to get the minimum wage up to $15 an hour and beat Isis in 4 years.
It ain't gonna happen.
At ages 70 and 69 by Inauguration Day in January, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would seem to be unlikely two-term presidents. Not only would Trump become our nation's oldest person elected president (after Ronald Reagan), but should Clinton win, she would become the second oldest. Perhaps more powerful than Father Time are the odds that neither of these two highly polarizing and disliked candidates can heal a deeply divided country and become a trusted leader. Against the backdrop of a nation reeling from a burgeoning terrorist threat, economic deterioration, and painful racial division, the campaigns of two singularly unpopular presidential candidates have left most Americans feeling emotions ranging from disappointment to despair.
Should Clinton win, defying historical odds against bringing her party a third term in the White House, it would become incredibly difficult to keep it for a fourth. Republicans, far better positioned to win the White House in 2020, are already preparing themselves for a fierce competition that is sure to break out in the open in the early months of her administration.
In my opinion, the best-case scenario for progressives is to get a Progressive Democrat in after Hillary is done.
That would work out better if its Trump that is being kicked out, however.