Re: And we thought BREXIT was bad
True,
Having recently spent some time in the US (back 2 days before the election) it is apparent that Hillary is reviled by pretty much everybody who's not a hard core democrat believer. They've even coined a term for it - Clintonopathy.
Clinton represents a business as usual, political elite at a time when many Americans who feel forgotten have had enough. On any other day the result might have been different but this was perhaps a perfect storm for Trump:
- Clinton reviled
- A lacklustre bunch of Republican contenders who Trump defeated early
- A general feeling of revolt against the status quo (so ably represented by Hillary)
- Overconfidence by the Democrats that women and Latinos in particular would only be concerned with Trumps (undeniable) flaws and that this would carry their votes for the Democrats
- A bunch of pollsters who will probably be looking for jobs next week
The world will not end - what happens remains to be seen but Trump actually delivered a victory speech which, if it represents his real path, should be a sign of confidence. Of course it's not all a bed of roses:
- Bad luck if you want an abortion
- Bad luck if your neighbour's unhinged and likes his large magazine assault rifles
- Maybe bad luck if your LGBTQI (or however may letters we're up to now) but I don't think Trump will actually bow too much to the religious loonies. They didn't seem too front and centre leading up to the election and that was even while watching FOX news. At least consider yourself lucky you didn't get Ted Cruz.
- Bad luck if you rely on free trade but once again this is complex and there's a lot of water to go under the bridge on this one.