The idea of Donald Trump being POTUS is ludicrous. A bad joke. A dangerous joke.
Here is a man who claims to know how to deal with Russia because he had the Miss Universe pageant there.
We all laughed at Sarah Palin when she claimed that she “can see Russia from her house”.
I never thought a candidate would ever top that, much less the GOP presidential nominee.
The objections to Trump go far beyond the “normal” objections a liberal would have for a “typical” GOP nominee.
McCain and Romney would have been terrible presidents because of the policies they would prosecute. Trump is unfit to be president, not just from a policy point of view, but from every single aspect regarding the office.
Morally, ethically, intellectually, temperamentally, politically, philosophically, diplomatically. In any way you can think of, he would be an awful president.
He is a racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, authoritarian demagogue. The very picture of a bigot.
He being the President would bring unprecedented international ridicule and opprobrium on our country.
I personally would vote for George W. Bush over him any day. That is how unacceptable I find him.
And he has a good chance of becoming the President of the United States.
The latest polls show him getting even or ahead of the most likely Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton.
Yes, you can find all kind of faults with those polls.
It’s way too early. The Democratic nomination is not really settled yet. The demographics are suspect.
But I think it’s a mistake to simply disregard them. Or just believe the ones in favor of Hillary.
I love Hillary, but I cannot ignore that many, many people, and not just Republicans, hate her.
Also, there’s real anger out there. And fear.
Fear and anger make people do stupid things.
Maybe “panicking” is too strong a word. Panic also make people stupid.
But do not think for a second that Trump cannot win. I really think the odds are 50-50.
It is the job of the nominee to unite the party.
But she will need all the help she can get. That includes Bernie.
After the last primary she did everything she could to help Obama in 2008. And I hope Bernie will do the same.
Theoretically Bernie can still be nominee. Even if he gets to the convention behind pledge delegates.
But the super delegates will not, and should not, override the will of the voters and hand him the nomination.
The most likely scenario, to the point of almost certainty, is Clinton vs. Trump in November.
One of those two will be the next POTUS.
WE must do everything we can to make sure Trump is not that person.