Television began changing things a lot. Nixon's lack of sweat guards lost him the presidency, and a new world opened up.
Today's primaries have taken the nomination out of the hands of the politicians and turned it into a phone in Mr/Miss/Ms/Mrs America contest.
Americans have a pretty peculiar fokokt idea of issues. In the previous presidential elections things like same-sex marriage, stem cell research and getting a Black man in the white house were the voters' priorities. Forget about economics and security.
The polls keep showing that Donald Trump is the most popular of the Republicans.
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Trump | Bush | Walker | Huckabee | Carson | Cruz | Rubio | Paul | Christie | Kasich | Perry | Santorum | Fiorina | Jindal | Graham | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 7/29 - 8/2 | 24.3 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Trump +11.8 |
| FOX News | 7/30 - 8/2 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Trump +11 |
| Bloomberg | 7/30 - 8/2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Trump +11 |
| Monmouth | 7/30 - 8/2 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Trump +14 |
| CBS News | 7/29 - 8/2 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Trump +11 |
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| NBC News/SurveyMonkey |
Things are getting more interesting in the Democratic Party, too, though they don't have a Trump. The Hillary machine is breaking down. Most of her supporters are sexists. Yes, that's what one should call voting for a person just because of the sex. Just like the Obama supporters are racist, since they chose him by color.
That's America in the 21st Century.
4 comments:
Batya, I just heard on Reshet Bet that Jeb Bush is 2nd with 12% of Republican voters. I've heard good things about him from family abroad but don't know enough about him on Israel to voice an opinion. Ive heard Ted Cruz speak positively several times. I didn't see the debate but abhor Trump's egotism. In summary, you're spot on- American politics are totally different than when we were young!
I don't think Obama was chosen for his colour. I think he was chosen because he made a good campaign (I think he was the first to harness crowd funding). At the beginning of the race, I was quite sure that Hilary Clinton would be the democratic candidate, no-one had heard anything of Obama yet.
In the same vain, I don't think that people who vote for Hillary Clinton would elect her because she is a woman, but because of her intellectual or other qualities.
But I agree with you on one point: Americans have strange and not always wise priorities when it come to politics.
Both Netivot and Anon seem to know very little about American politics!
NG, Bushes are bad for Israel. Bush money is from Arab oil.
a1, Obama's campaign was based on the color and novelty. It was a clever campaign, but not because of anything Obama added other than color and height.
a2, most people don't really comprehend what's behind the politics.
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