Current elections, particularly presidential elections, are based on style, glamour, what’s in vogue, hip trends, what’s cool, what’s hot, etc. Not brainpower or character, as it was several decades ago.
Most of the women in America will be voting for Hillary Clinton, as this is gender favoritism by women toward a woman attaining the position of president on a first-time historical basis. Many Republican women will be voting for Clinton, as many Republicans in Arkansas voted for Bill Clinton in his first run since he was a “homeboy.”
Clinton and her campaign have been successful in targeting women, blacks, Asians, Hispanics, college students, union workers and various liberal segments of the voting population (Hollywood, Big Media, etc.). The Bernie thing was a fix. He was part of the momentum for the Democrats’ marketing. The Democrats’ target groups collectively represent a huge majority voting block. Clinton will win the election.
The Trump campaign is targeting police and public safety; law and order types; sportsmen; gun owners; farmers and ranchers; business types – manufacturing, services, etc. – ; business owners; medium and large taxpayers; conservatives; and various workers (essentially the producers in American society). The producers are very much a minority these days. Collectively, the producer types come nowhere near the population of the Clinton target groups.
Remember, only approximately 18 percent of the population in the United States is currently engaged in jobs. The other approximately 82 percent of the population is retired, children, students, disabled, welfare recipients, institutionalized and co-dependent on someone else. So, there you have the reality check using the current facts and my analysis. Unfortunately, Clinton will win. She will rack up electoral votes in the most populous states on the coasts.
Sadly, the vast “flyover” interior states do not have the electoral votes to “Trump” her. Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota will go Clinton. Indiana will go Trump due to “homeboy” Pence. Pence to me makes sense as presidential material.
So, the final days will play out with mega millions in advertising bombing us. I’m sure our foreign neighbors are having a laugh at all this.
Dave Murray
Durango