Last year, it was almost unimaginable that the Republican and Democratic parties would end up nominating their most polarising, politically compromised candidates to contest this year’s presidential election. But they did. Waleed Aly, Scott Stephens and Timothy Lynch consider what this means.
In 2016, American voters are faced with the strange prospect of voting, not so much for their favoured candidate, as against their rival.
As a result, neither candidate can really win; they can only hope that the other one loses. But is it enough not to lose? Is something more demanded by this election?
Read it all.
I will take comments on this submitted by email only to KSHarmon[at]mindspring[dot]com.
(ABC Aus.) The Minefield–Clinton v Trump: Whoever wins, will the nation lose?
Last year, it was almost unimaginable that the Republican and Democratic parties would end up nominating their most polarising, politically compromised candidates to contest this year’s presidential election. But they did. Waleed Aly, Scott Stephens and Timothy Lynch consider what this means.
In 2016, American voters are faced with the strange prospect of voting, not so much for their favoured candidate, as against their rival.
As a result, neither candidate can really win; they can only hope that the other one loses. But is it enough not to lose? Is something more demanded by this election?
Read it all.
I will take comments on this submitted by email only to KSHarmon[at]mindspring[dot]com.