I think you folks are not adequately scared of The Donald

[Elok]

Let's be clear: it is not necessarily a given that Trump will lose the general election. Bill Clinton would beat the tar out of him. Obama would have beaten the tar out of him in 2008. But we have neither; we have Hillary, who arouses deep, visceral hatred in large segments of the population for reasons I'm still not totally clear on, and an atheist, literally socialist Jew. Whichever one wins the nomination, both have serious liabilities, and I could see Trump outmaneuvering them (though it is far from guaranteed). If Trump loses the GOP nomination, we will have Ted "Punchyface" Cruz, who seems to have achieved his second-place slot by acting like a modestly saner version of DT. Also--and this is neither here nor there, but I feel obliged to point it out, because it doesn't get the attention it deserves--it appears his mother may have done something deeply unnatural and unhygienic with a donkey.

Anyway, we have heretofore reacted to the Trump phenomenon with contempt, because, yes, he looks and acts ridiculous. However, he has gotten this far by awakening and harnessing the deep-seated rage of blue-collar America. Whether he wins or loses, that enormous, undereducated, underemployed mass of POed gun-owners is not going anywhere. Trump could die from an overdose of orange hair dye tomorrow, and the bulk of the damage caused by his campaign would still be done. Should we maybe stop laughing, and start thinking about where this might end?

[Kidlicious]

You don't understand why people hate Hillary? Do you keep up on the news?

[DaShi]

Actually, they are going away. That's the reason why Trump and Cruz are doing so well. It's the last gasp of a dying demographic.

[Lorizael]

I'm not sure what the solution is. For me, the best way to affirm Trump's insanity is to just listen to him speak for 20 seconds. In my mind, that's all that should be required. But somehow, this has the exact opposite effect on his supporters...

[giblets]

You don't understand why people hate Hillary? Do you keep up on the news?

Why do people hate Hillary? Aside from being a woman and a Democrat.

[Berzerker]

why do people hate Hillary? Let me count the ways

1) she defended her husband by attacking his victims but she's a champion of women's rights?
2) she voted to invade Iraq and then denied it by claiming she only wanted to empower G Bush in his negotiations with Saddam
3) she apparently told families affected by Benghazi a different story than what she was telling her family
4) she supported the mass incarceration of Americans perpetrated by her husband but now she's a champion of their rights too and wants reform
5) she's in the pocket of Wall St and other donors but she's a champion of democracy, my god she's even a Democrat

these are the main reasons I hope she loses to Bernie just as I hoped she lost to Obama

[giblets]

Bill Clinton cheated on her, wouldn't that make her the victim...?

[Ben Kenobi]

Why do people hate Hillary? Aside from being a woman and a Democrat

Yeah, she's got the same positions as Trump on everything except she dials it all up. What's not to fear?

[Kidlicious]

Bill Clinton cheated on her, wouldn't that make her the victim...?

When you call victims of sexual abuse liars you're a perp.

[Berzerker]

Bill Clinton cheated on her, wouldn't that make her the victim...?

her husband was accused of rape and sexual harassment, she defended him and attacked his victims, whether or not you consider her a victim, she isn't "the victim".

[giblets]

her husband was accused of rape and sexual harassment, she defended him and attacked his victims, whether or not you consider her a victim, she isn't "the victim".

Therefore he must have done it? What would you expect her to do if she believed he was innocent?

[Kidlicious]

Nothing can be done about stupid.

[rah]

The real question is Does she still believe he was innocent. I wouldn't consider her defending him that bad of a thing.
So she really can't win this one. Either she comes off looking insincere about supporting victims rights or she comes off as an idiot for still believing.
Tough spot.

[self biased]

Therefore he must have done it? What would you expect her to do if she believed he was innocent?

Not attack the alleged victims? There are other ways of supporting people without victim blaming.

[Proteus_MST]

...
5) she's in the pocket of Wall St and other donors but she's a champion of democracy, my god she's even a Democrat

...

Aren´t all politicians of the 2 big parties deep in the pocket of Wall Street and other donors?
I thought this would be a prerequisite of being a successful politician in the USA (and the reason why the minor parties don´t have a chance to compete with the 2 big parties ... too few donors/too little money to mount a successful election campaign across the whole country)