I will not be able to vote in this year’s American presidential elections. I will be eligible for citizenship next year, after the three-year waiting period has completed, and I will be able to vote.
I wish I could vote, because the prospect of living in a country governed by Donald Trump does not quite suit me. One vote would not make a difference, but at least my vote would be counted.
This election, I will just be an observer, not an active participant.
Meanwhile I have a lot of questions. Would Trump really be such a bad president? Perhaps all he wants to do now is to get as much media and attention as possible, and therefore he makes shocking statements, including the one about Mexicans crossing the US border being rapists? Would he have enough influence in Congress to realize his crazy ideas, like building a wall at the Mexican border or replacing Obamacare? Would he wrap the Supreme Court Justices and Republican Party around his finger?
The victory of Brexit in Britain has led to comparisons between “Leave” and Trump supporters. During a conference at a pro-Remain Scotland, where his mother was born, he was happy with the Brexit result and told the journalists that he felt that the UK would vote leave, and “I think that’s what’s happening in the United States. It’s not staying together. It’s a really positive force taking place. They want to take their country back. The people want their country back. We do not want to lose our jobs. We do not want to lose our borders.”
Why do some believe that Trump will help “bring back the country to its citizens? Trump has wealthy supporters, but he has also a lot who are struggling financially. Have they stopped believing that Democrats can make a change? Traditionally, they were the ones who wanted to help the less wealthy citizens.
They like him because he is not a part of the establishment? Because he says what he thinks? He is a successful self-made wealthy businessman? Did they not hear that he received a one million US from his father to help him to start his own business?
Trump supporters want to fight illegal immigration, but does this mean sending everyone back to horrible conditions, sending home those who have lived here for years and raised families here? Send them all home and break up the families?
Recent terrorist attacks in the United States make people scared and angry. Let’s remember that only 1% of the population is Muslim, but frightening people over terrorist threats is driving his campaign.
I would be more inclined to see the cause of recent attacks in the US as disturbingly easy access to weapons, not the immigrant themselves. How could a bomber from Orlando, despite documented skirmishes with the law, buy automatic weapons that easily? I know that the right to bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment to the Constitution, but I’m not sure the founders of this country contemplated such a situation. I also do not understand why it is so hard for Republicans and Democrats to agree on background checks. The security guards at the Pulse club had guns, but were unable to protect everyone. NRA has endorsed Trump.
If I could vote, I would vote for Hillary Clinton. She has experience. She seems like a collected leader, who seeks compromise and not divisions. I like that she draws attention to the need for maternity leave in the United States. Like Trump and Sanders, she draws attention to the difficulties faced by the American middle class.
In the latest poll (watch the video) conducted at the end of June by the Washington Post Hillary leads Trump 51 % to 39 %. Will this considerable advantage persist? Will the voters see her as a strong leader? Will she become the first woman president of the United States?
I wish that for her. I wish that for myself. Even if Trump wins, it will not be as irreversible as the Brexit.
Ps. If you are looking for more political drama, follow this link to see John Olivier’s show from New York on the Brexit.
Hilary coloring book. I haven’t seen one with Trump.
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