Trump And H Clinton

[AB Editor]

Afternoon.

Occasionally I see ABers talk about how Hillary is "no better than Trump" or in fact, that Trump is better than Hillary.

Can anyone tell me why they think this?

[dannyk13]

Trump is a loud mouthed imbecile and Hillary is a duplicitous woman, neither of whom are really fit for the presidency

[rsvp]

However Danny the fact remains that the American people will have to choose one of them - lesser of two evils I suppose - what an awful thing to have to decide on the pick your country's leader.

[AB Editor]

Why is she duplicitous? What particular thing are you thinking of?

She seems fairly competent to me - you'd expect long term politicians to have mucky hands.

[anotheoldgit]

AB Editor

Would have been more constructive to have launched a poll, Trump or Clinton?

Notice that I have put them both on the same level to start off with, by using their surnames.

[AB Editor]

"lesser of two evils I suppose"

Yes, and the choice of the least evil seems obvious to me? This is why I am confused about the support I hear for Trump on here.

[Bazile]

aog - i posed that question , earlier

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1503350.html

[dannyk13]

This among other accusations of misconduct,one at least in relation to iffy property deals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton_email_controversy

[AB Editor]

I don't want to know who you'd vote for, I want to know why there is support for Trump?

Also, I think people (and I) use "Hillary" as 1) that's what she uses 2) there was that other Clinton...

[dannyk13]

ED
/// you'd expect long term politicians to have mucky hands///
No, I wouldn't

[ToraToraTora]

Pre nomination but worth a read:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2015/12/hillary-clinton-cant-be-that-bad-can-she-well/

[naomi24]

Hillary Clinton lying.

[ToraToraTora]

do a Poll ED, let us all decide.

[AB Editor]

So you think that HC's property deals are LESS iffy than Trumps? I thought he'd trump her on that one.

The email scandal is unfortunate, but enough to exclude her?

[rsvp]

agree Ed - can think of nothing worse than a loose cannon like Trump being President of one of the strongest nations in the world. Scarey indeed - although his proposed wall between Mexico and North Am would give employment to many wouldn't it? Maybe not. :-)

[Togo]

Hillary a sheep in wolves clothing (Bill's).

[anotheoldgit]

/// I don't want to know who you'd vote for, I want to know why there is support for
Trump? ///

The Ed, now says the question is "Why is there support for Trump"?

Could turn into an interesting thread.

Obviously quite a few in America support him, so looking from the UK's point of view, perhaps it is the same as the support that Nigel Farage (remember him?) received, Donald Trump is injecting a breath of fresh air (there's a pun there somewhere) into American politics, and is not afraid to upset the establishment.

[Khandro]

Ed. I know it's your question, but perhaps you would be kind enough to tell us what qualities you admire about her without simply denigrating the Donald.

[AB Editor]

Not sure what to say about that video Naomi? She seems to have changed her mind - as people tend to?

Obvious the email stuff is very embarrassing.

[mikey4444]

Hilary might not be perfect but up against Trump, she is like a cross between Helen Keller and Mother Teresa.

The Republicans had the opportunity to put forward a candidate with some credibility, but failed to do so. Instead, they fought amongst themselves. They should have chosen one of their midst and dropped the rest.

They allowed Trump to muscle his way in and now they are stuck with him, in the same way they were stuck with Mit Romney....the crazy Candidate last time around.

[mikey4444]

Perhaps America deserves someone like Trump ?