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Trump just completely lucked out. He managed to be simply the right person in the right place at the right time. It is not through much in the way of skill of his own. ANY other year he would have lost the election. If the election had taken place a year later it would have coincided with the beginning of #metoo.

I'm tempted not to believe the whole "no other Democrat could have lost to Trump" but I understand where it's coming from. It just sounds so nonsensical on the surface.

Then again I'm reading Hillary Clinton's "What Happened?" book and actually liking it...although I definitely see the problems people have with her all things considered. Also my Dad was a huge Hillary fan, so I grew up in a very Democrat environment and my perspective is possibly biased (doesn't help that I'm not white. Or that my Dad hates America).

I mean, as far as Hillary is concerned, so far she has not mentioned Gamergate, Anita Sarkeesian, or Ghostbusters 2016 in her book (hoping to dear god she doesn't, otherwise all bets are off). Maybe that doesn't seem like much, but I know Trump weighed in on the Ghostbusters 2016 controversy pretty much immediately. That's basically a microcosm of the both of them: Hillary is more focused on the business at hand while Trump goes around tweeting about junk, but the latter is more relatable so unfortunately that's what gets votes.

Also those supporting America pulling out of the Paris agreement...so is EVERY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD stupid? This is why Americans are made fun of abroad.
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