filial_piety
Banned
Honestly, you have a lot of people claiming to be following these issues closely but they really don't have any clue about politics outside of what comedians and sponsored pundits have to say about the candidates. That much is obvious. I don't usually talk serious politics here for obvious reasons, I usually save it for the city data forum but when you actually look at Trump's positions on health care reform, taxes, Trade reform etc I tend to agree with him for the most part...my only issue with him is that he doesn't seem to have any actual position on foreign policy, and a lot of other important issues are explained under the premise of "THEY'LL LOVE ME, I'M WONDERFUL, WE'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS" etc etc which is a whole lot of nothing. The man is successful, no doubt about it, but he really has yet to explain just how his business experience translates into effective policy decision making. I mean, businesses and enterprises such as his operate like governments within themselves, but he still hasn't articulate just how those skills transfer over. Between the two of them though, I tend to agree with him more so.Somebody gotta do the job Crazy part is, I wouldn't even feel guilty voting for Trump afterwards. Like I said, when the peeps hit rock-bottom they will want a true revolution then.
As far as SCOTUS is concerned, Trump has pretty much established himself as the anti-establishment candidate. The leadership of the party DESPISE him, so this idea that he'll be a carbon copy of what they want doesn't really hold any evidence to bear with it just because he has an "R" behind his name. The Party leadership itself have made it known that they are pretty much willing to back anyone who can get him out of there--even Ted Cruz who none of them get along with. If Trump is elected POTUS he is probably the least likely to appoint an actual hardcore conservative judge amongst Republicans as opposed to someone like Cruz. SO I don't get where all the fear mongering is coming from on that end.
Either way, when I look at Clinton's positions on certain issues, some of them I agree with her on, like her position on Alzheimer's treatment/research and reducing college debt. Outside of that she just seems to pander to special interest groups through "victimization" talking points and empty rhetoric (much like Sanders) and apparently has a conflict of interest in who she represents versus who is sponsoring her (unlike Sanders). Bernie on the otherhand, makes GREAT points in regards to income inequality, but he's just too unrealistic. The one thing I truly respect about Bernie is that he walks the walk. The man has pretty much stood behind everything that he represents today since day one, even if I don't agree with it all. I can honestly respect that.