It now looks like we're likely to see a Clinton vs. Trump general election. And given the choice between the two, I'd like to be able to say "None of the Above".
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Of all the candidates still running for office, Hillary is the only one with Federal Executive branch experience. Kasich was a governor of a state, Sanders and Cruz are Senators, and Trump.... He's a great big bag of wind. Yet, people like that breeze. No, it's not a breath of fresh air. Instead, it's a storm which his supporters hope blows the old regime out of office.
As much as I want the old regimes from both parties thrown out of power, I still wonder - will their replacements do any better? From what I can tell, Trump will likely become much more reasonable in what he says the closer election day comes. Hillary will likely attack Trump for the stupid things he said in his run up to getting the GOP nomination.
Hillary has a big problem - if she doesn't take care of the needs of the Sanders supporters, she will only be a one term president. She is not the type to stomach that. She needs the people that are loyal to Sanders, and he has not extracted his price for his support. No doubt, he does not trust Hillary to support the things he campaigned for, and he will be a tough negotiator - especially when he got so many delegates in a campaign season in which Hillary was expected to have an easy march to the nomination.
What happens if Sanders is able to extract his price from Hillary? Can Trump exploit a leftward turn from the Democrats' presumptive nominee? I'm not sure. Trump is already to the left of much of the GOP, and many in the GOP like things he has supported before primary season. Could we see a Trump run to election day as a person more moderate than Hillary?
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As they say - Only time will tell....
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