I want to see a Democrat win and don't care whether it's Sanders or Clinton. But I just can't see Sanders winning. In a Trump/Sanders contest, Trump will go after Sanders' self-described democratic socialism. I just can't see Sanders winning when the swing voters are so conservative. Clinton is hardly to the left of Turnbull so it would be hard to paint her as a left-wing revolutionary. For me, the Supreme Court is the main prize and securing a liberal majority will create the biggest impact on US politics.
I don't see Trump having it easy against Clinton. Perhaps adverse findings on her private emails might provide manna from heaven for Trump. But short of that, the Republicans have already been attacking her for so long that there isn't much more ammunition left. On the other hand, Trump has not been vetted anywhere near as much. The press has utterly failed to do the honours because they've been distracted by Trump's circus act. Even the other Republican candidates have been loathe to take Trump on. Rich Republican donors seem unwilling to fund ads attacking him, apparently for fear of Trump targetting them. Cruz and Rubio have therefore been attacking each other rather than Trump. Trump has also been willing to attack Fox News for Megan Kelly's questions at a debate and even boycotted a debate that Fox News conducted because Kelly was to moderate it again.
This won't happen when he has to face the Democratic candidate. For a start, he won't have the advantage of allowing multiple opponents to take each other out. The DNC won't hesitate to attack him ruthlessly. I'd imagine that they are already queuing up lines of attack and they have the advantage of seeing what works and what doesn't in the Republican primaries.
Let's face it, there will be plenty of ammunition. He's been bankrupt 4 times, received a Fed Govt bailout in the 90s, and his business ethics are clearly an issue. Have a look at his attempt to force out an elderly woman from her house so he could build a carpark for limousines servicing a casino he was running. He's being sued by an investor in a Trump real estate development who found out Trump was only allowing another developer to use his name and face for a fee. Romney has called on Trump to disclose his tax returns, saying he probably hasn't disclosed them as he probably isn't paying much tax. Ironically, Romney was hurt in the same way when his tax returns showed he only paid 15%.
Remember also that he's unlikely to win the battle for Black and Hispanic votes.
Unfortunately for the GOP, the vetting process will start for real too late to stop Trump winning the party's nomination.
I don't see Trump having it easy against Clinton. Perhaps adverse findings on her private emails might provide manna from heaven for Trump. But short of that, the Republicans have already been attacking her for so long that there isn't much more ammunition left. On the other hand, Trump has not been vetted anywhere near as much. The press has utterly failed to do the honours because they've been distracted by Trump's circus act. Even the other Republican candidates have been loathe to take Trump on. Rich Republican donors seem unwilling to fund ads attacking him, apparently for fear of Trump targetting them. Cruz and Rubio have therefore been attacking each other rather than Trump. Trump has also been willing to attack Fox News for Megan Kelly's questions at a debate and even boycotted a debate that Fox News conducted because Kelly was to moderate it again.
This won't happen when he has to face the Democratic candidate. For a start, he won't have the advantage of allowing multiple opponents to take each other out. The DNC won't hesitate to attack him ruthlessly. I'd imagine that they are already queuing up lines of attack and they have the advantage of seeing what works and what doesn't in the Republican primaries.
Let's face it, there will be plenty of ammunition. He's been bankrupt 4 times, received a Fed Govt bailout in the 90s, and his business ethics are clearly an issue. Have a look at his attempt to force out an elderly woman from her house so he could build a carpark for limousines servicing a casino he was running. He's being sued by an investor in a Trump real estate development who found out Trump was only allowing another developer to use his name and face for a fee. Romney has called on Trump to disclose his tax returns, saying he probably hasn't disclosed them as he probably isn't paying much tax. Ironically, Romney was hurt in the same way when his tax returns showed he only paid 15%.
Remember also that he's unlikely to win the battle for Black and Hispanic votes.
Unfortunately for the GOP, the vetting process will start for real too late to stop Trump winning the party's nomination.