[Sculpt]

This forum is for any subject (per description). You are all very bright, thought I'd see what some of you were thinking. What's some of your general thoughts?

As a social scientist, especially for political science and history, this US Presidential election is quite fascinating. A Trump Vs Sanders general election would be a political scientist's dream election -- I'm mean for political entertainment, not necessarily for outcome.

Trump
I really don't think Trump is racist. I just think he's after their copious amount of votes. And by extension, he has no moral encumbrance against stoking those fires, knowing people could get killed and maimed as a result. It's called 'the end justifies the means'. As many have, Trump is using the general propagandas of 19th century fascism.

Trump's mannerisms, surface personality and image presentation is very similar to Mussolini. I do not think he's anywhere as gravely immoral as Il Duce. The strongman restoring national greatness -- old routine, very mixed and potent results.

How would you see a Trump presidency go?

Sanders
Really pushing the wealth and income distribution inequalities -- of which have never been so sharply concentrated. I think most scholars projected a modern United States would become less concentrated.

Along with Trump, Sanders has bashed the trade deals that have, perhaps, hastened loss of manufacturing and stagnated employee incomes.

What would a Sanders presidency look like?

Hillary/Sanders/Superdelegates:
Have you seen these Democratic Superdelegate situation?

Candidate/Delegates/(Superdelegates)/Vote
Clinton: 766 (465) 4,952,159
Sanders: 576 (25) 3,305,930

95% of superdelegates going to Clinton

Superdelegates = how D Party elites press their thumb on the scales. Seems to act only on voter perceptions going into the polls: "Clinton's leading in delegates, so vote for the winner, it feels better". Some argue they put in the work of party affairs, shouldn't they get more influence? But most suggest if Sanders wins popular vote, superdelegates will change to reflect it.