So, it looks as though he’s done it. \u00a0Whatever you think of him as a person and a candidate, you have to credit him with taking on the entire Republican establishment, beating them hands down, and then taking on the entire Democrat party as well as half the Republicans (again), the media, the liberal establishment, big business, and pretty much the whole of world opinion – and winning, fair and square. \u00a0Most other people would have bottled it half-way, but Trump carried himself over the line almost single-handedly. \u00a0Whatever else, you have to congratulate him for that, and this blog does.<\/p>\n
As for what happens next? \u00a0Who the hell knows?! \u00a0Here\u00a0are my\u00a0thoughts.<\/p>\n
I was right on a few points: Trump’s win (obviously) and Trump winning decisively, albeit I thought he’d win the popular vote. \u00a0I was also right about the polling methodology being utter bollocks, but I don’t think that makes me anything more than a casual observer with a functioning brain. \u00a0Brexit served as the warning, and now this has cemented it. \u00a0Pollsters will either have to make major adjustments to their methodology or go the way of the village blacksmith.<\/p>\n
According to some, Trump’s win was down to racism. \u00a0Uh-huh. \u00a0A lot of regions\u00a0which voted for Obama voted for Trump, and I read somewhere that 31% of Latino men voted for Trump. \u00a0The idea that Trump’s support was restricted to racist white folk was always bullshit, but it suited the narrative of how the left wanted<\/em> America to be. \u00a0They’re almost disappointed that the majority of Americans aren’t<\/em> racist hicks.<\/p>\n With the Republicans winning big in the Presidency, Senate, House, and Governors races this is as much a repudiation of Obama’s “legacy” than a judgement on Trump and Clinton. \u00a0The entire media made it out to be about those two and gave Obama a free pass on everything, but many people will view Obama as having been a disaster. \u00a0Chief among his failed policies must be Obamacare, and it would be interesting to see how many people voted Trump after seeing their premiums triple weeks before the election. \u00a0I think the coming year will see the critical analysis of Obama’s Presidency which has been missing during his time in office.<\/p>\n Those Republicans who refused to back Trump must be looking a bit foolish now, eh?<\/p>\n Wailing Lefties can’t seem to make up their minds if Trump is going to launch nuclear weapons on his first day in office or if he’s a puppet of Putin. \u00a0I doubt either is true, but I do believe Trump has no interest in confronting Russia over Syria. \u00a0Personally I think\u00a0not going to war against Russia over Syria is a good thing for everyone.<\/p>\n I don’t think Trump will make America great again. \u00a0I think the best that can be hoped for is he slows the decline and throws enough light on the appalling state of American politics for people to wake up and start electing proper politicians with sensible policies again. \u00a0As others have said, Trump was merely a brick through the window. \u00a0Sensible Republicans should now be looking at this as an opportunity, assuming any exist. \u00a0Democrats might want to be looking in McDonald’s for job vacancies.<\/p>\n I’ll add others as I think of them.<\/p>\n UPDATES<\/strong><\/p>\n 1) A lot of people have been, and still are, drawing parallels between Trump and Hitler. \u00a0Was Hitler really a household name in Germany for three decades leading up\u00a0to 1934? \u00a0I kinda think we all know a lot more about Trump than what we’re letting on.<\/p>\n 2) Most of the reaction from Clinton supporters or anti-Trumpers I have seen on social media is basically virtue-signalling. \u00a0Which is ironic given their favoured candidate just lost a campaign that was largely\u00a0based on virtue-signalling.<\/p>\n 3) I won a 100 Euro bet, placed two months ago with a work colleague, that Trump would win. \u00a0Heh.<\/p>\n 4) Obama’s use of Executive Orders and his African-style Presidency – “I’m President and the people voted for me so I shall do as I like” – isn’t looking so smart now, is it Democrats? \u00a0There are reasons why limitations are put on Presidential power, and one of them is it might not just be the good guys that wield it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So, it looks as though he’s done it. \u00a0Whatever you think of him as a person and a candidate, you have to credit him with taking on the entire Republican establishment, beating them hands down, and then taking on the … Continue reading