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[Brian37]

Clinton quite honestly lucked out with Trump this year. If Bush, or Rubio, or Cruz had won, I think Clinton would easily lose. In a split Republican vs split Democrat election, the Democrats probably have it.

I said Trump is the easiest Republican to beat too but people thought I was crazy. I'm sure the Clintons encouraged (not saying he's a plant, just that they really wanted him to run) their close friend Donald to run in the hopes of splitting the Republican party and giving them an easy win (even if he happened to win the primary withouit splitting the primary because he's so incompetent).

Donald amazed everyone by winning the nomination. And I doubt Hilary  expected to be losing to Trump in the national polling. Donald Trump of all people! Anyone else would have a much bigger lead than Trump because they're way more competent and have the support of the majority of the Republican establishment

I'd have wished for Rand Paul. He would crush Hilary. I don't get why more people didn't vote for Rand in the primaries - he was most likable candidate. Though the Republican elites would probably treat him like the DNC treated Senator Sanders (i.e. like they treated Ron Paul). If it were Hilary and Rand as the respective nominees I'd have no trouble voting Republican.

Fuck Rand Paul! So a gay person can get married and smoke pot? Is that how you think worker stability works? Nope, still a form of economic Ayn Rand "fuck you I got mine".

Long before these primaries started, and something both republicans and libertarians ignore are billionaire voices like Nick Hanauer who would say you are full of shit, and you cant simply let the pay gap keep exploding. WORKERS not the uber rich, but workers make up the bulk of the buying public. The less they make the less they spend. The less they spend, the less people go through a business's doors. WORKERS not the rich, are the job creators. No business owner will hire a new employee unless the demand forces them too, so it is extremely important to VALUE the economic stability and buying power of the majority of society, which is NOT the uber rich.

If you think keeping wages low or lowering wages more works, all you have to do is visit India which has a much bigger poverty population, or go work in a Chinese sweat shop factory. That may be your idea of global competition, a race to the bottom, but it will NEVER be mine. The bullshit about higher wages forcing companies to outsource isn't about survival, it is about greed and total lack of responsibility to INVEST in the country you get rich in.

"We cant afford it" is bullshit, that is nothing but Corporate blackmail. If anyone wants me to feel sorry for the Walmart family, or the Koch Brothers or oil companies rich CEOs you can forget it. There are rich people who DO understand the value of workers, but we don't have enough. Libertarians being right on social issues does not make them less republican economically, in fact to me they are simply more gas on the fire.

"We're willing to create more poverty wages but at least we include gays and pot smokers". BULLSHIT.