Quote Originally Posted by GilpinGuy View Post
Sadly, my prediction is that Clinton tramples Trump in a Reagen-esque victory. I don't like it, but that's my prediction. This assumes the Republican head honchos don't pull some shenanigans if Trump gets a majority of delegates and he is the nominee.

Bernie vs. Trump would be a different story. I just can't see a majority of Americans voting for an open Socialist. The Bern has fizzled though. He's done.

Edit: I recently heard an interview that Rosen had a few weeks ago with Philip Klein, the Managing Editor of the Washington Examiner (solid right publication). He predicted a possible 50 state win for Clinton if it's her vs. Trump.

I learned my lesson after 2012 though and don't have much faith in these "expert analysts" anymore, but jeeeez. If that happened, a 50 state win, we are officially done as a great country and become a country of great sloths.
Hillary won't carry 50 states, not even against Trump. Especially since if Hillary gets the nomination, I suspect Bernie will run as an independent and split the Dem vote.

There is a lot of the press world that still doesn't understand why Trump is so popular. They are all hooked on this idea that he is only popular with "authoritarians", which there may be some truth to, but that's not the whole story. The American populace is fed up with the usual politicians whether R, D, L, or otherwise. That is why Trump is so popular. The public sees him as an alternative to the usual 2 party system of shitty candidates, and they want something different.