10-08-2020, 03:05 PM
Today I was chatting to an American Russian about what is happening in the U.S. He is sort of middle of the road, average Joe American. He sort of gave me an indication of how average America is feeling about the election.
To start with, he said Trump has simply gone too crazy. He doesn't like Biden either but as he put it, "its a case of voting for the lesser of two evils." Obviously he dosent expect Biden to do anything but it is better then a crazy Trump. He even confessed that he'd voted for Obama and nearly voted for Trump in 2016 as he felt he was a better choice then Hilary.
Interestingly, he did say that Trump and his economic plan of putting American first and bringing back the manufacturing jobs along with low taxes is actually a very good idea and what most people actually support. So Trump got that right.
Now my own thoughts are that it is inevitable that Biden will win. However Trump, had he kept his mouth shut and behaved himself properly, could have easily won a second term despite covid. Yet he was too crazy, arrogant and stupid that he has essentially given the election to Biden. Its not even a contest at this point.
The only big question we have to ask is how Trump plans to step down. Will he just have one large moan about voter fraud but then step down? Or will he really push to try and stay, creating the biggest constitutional crisis in American history?
To start with, he said Trump has simply gone too crazy. He doesn't like Biden either but as he put it, "its a case of voting for the lesser of two evils." Obviously he dosent expect Biden to do anything but it is better then a crazy Trump. He even confessed that he'd voted for Obama and nearly voted for Trump in 2016 as he felt he was a better choice then Hilary.
Interestingly, he did say that Trump and his economic plan of putting American first and bringing back the manufacturing jobs along with low taxes is actually a very good idea and what most people actually support. So Trump got that right.
Now my own thoughts are that it is inevitable that Biden will win. However Trump, had he kept his mouth shut and behaved himself properly, could have easily won a second term despite covid. Yet he was too crazy, arrogant and stupid that he has essentially given the election to Biden. Its not even a contest at this point.
The only big question we have to ask is how Trump plans to step down. Will he just have one large moan about voter fraud but then step down? Or will he really push to try and stay, creating the biggest constitutional crisis in American history?