Reply to: President of USA backs Brexit

[jamesbrown]

Ah, my mistake - when you said



I took it to mean her approval ratings were worse than Trump's, not that Trump's ratings are the only ones that are worse than hers

Gotcha No, it's basically Clinton's to lose, but there's always a slim chance of that with her chequered past and ongoing investigations. Although Trump has been consistently underestimated to date, there's a massive difference between the Republican primary electorate and the general electorate.

[NickFitz]

As I said, she has the worst approval rating of any historical or contemporary presidential candidate (Republican or Democrat), except for Trump.

See here, for example.

Clinton is an utterly flawed Democratic candidate, historically speaking. Fortunately for her, Trump is even worse. If Clinton were up against a moderate Republican, like Kasich, she'd get hammered.

Ah, my mistake - when you said

(the worst approval ratings of any candidate, ever, behind Trump)

I took it to mean her approval ratings were worse than Trump's, not that Trump's ratings are the only ones that are worse than hers

[jamesbrown]

Source? All the reports I can find show that, although they both have poor approval ratings, Clinton's are consistently substantially higher than Trump's.

As I said, she has the worst approval rating of any historical or contemporary presidential candidate (Republican or Democrat), except for Trump.

See here, for example.

Clinton is an utterly flawed Democratic candidate, historically speaking. Fortunately for her, Trump is even worse. If Clinton were up against a moderate Republican, like Kasich, she'd get hammered.

[NickFitz]

Another good idea from Trump: Donald Trump just threatened to cause an unprecedented global financial crisis - Vox

"I am the king of debt," he said. "I love debt. I love playing with it."

But he replaced fearmongering about debt with an even more alarming notion — a bankruptcy of the United States federal government that would incinerate the world economy.

"I would borrow, knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal," Trump said. "And if the economy was good, it was good. So therefore, you can't lose."

Kerching!

[NickFitz]

Difficult to dismiss the possibility of President Trump altogether, given Clinton's popularity (the worst approval ratings of any candidate, ever, behind Trump)

Source? All the reports I can find show that, although they both have poor approval ratings, Clinton's are consistently substantially higher than Trump's.

[darmstadt]

Where the hell are the right wingers moaning about the bloody Americans interfering in UK politics now? ******* and double

[jamesbrown]

It's just a finger to Hamface for refusing to apologise.

Difficult to dismiss the possibility of President Trump altogether, given Clinton's popularity (the worst approval ratings of any candidate, ever, behind Trump) and the degree to which Trump has defied expectations so far, but it's close to impossible. Trump would need a massive turnaround of his deeply negative ratings among women voters and Hispanics, and there's almost zero chance of that, given the rhetoric up to now. There will be some consolidation as parts of the Republican establishment accept the inevitable, but he's a ~40% candidate, nationally. He'll pick up some votes from Sanders, ironically, but it won't be enough. Barring major incidents (always possible with Clinton's past), she has a free run to the WH. About the most uninspiring race in living memory.

[Old Greg]

Do you understand betting odds?

I think not.

Yes. HTH.

[BrilloPad]

Do you understand betting odds?

I think not.

errr - the bookie always wins?

Rather like the divorce lawyer.....

[DimPrawn]

I wouldn't be too sure:

US Presidential Election 2016 Betting from Paddy Power

Do you understand betting odds?

I think not.

[NickFitz]

I wouldn't be too sure:

US Presidential Election 2016 Betting from Paddy Power

Here in Leicester, nobody puts much faith in bookies' predictions any more

Anyway, just because Trump says one thing today it doesn't mean he'll say the same thing tomorrow, so his utterances are essentially meaningless.

[Old Greg]

Trump isn't President of the USA, and won't be

I wouldn't be too sure:

US Presidential Election 2016 Betting from Paddy Power

Hillary Clinton 4/11
Donald Trump 2/1

[NickFitz]

Trump isn't President of the USA, and won't be

[AtW]

Might have something to do with peeing off the sweaties for proposing to build a huge offshore windfarm just off the coast of his shiny new golf course near Aberdeen.

He'll put there big nuclear US military base instead

[BrilloPad]

OMG. I cannot vote for BrExit now......