Harris Vs Trump 2024 US Presidential election - read the warning in the OP posted 18/09/24

After being quite worried about the state of the world in 2016 when Brexit and Trump were voted for, I actually refuse to let this ruin my mood this time around.

1. The Americans deserve what the vote for. We can't blame China, or Russian bots, or the likes of Tucker Carlson anymore. They had four years with him, and four years without him, and decided it was better with him. "Oh but what about women's rights and minority rights?". Huge amounts of minorities and women voted for him. Let them look inside their own communities for the answers.
2. We seem to labour under a belief that Americans are just like us. Just because they are predominately white and speak English does not mean they are anything like us at all. Maybe back in the 40's/50's but not anymore. Their ingrained mistrust of every elected official, and of their own neighbouring states, their insistence that the right to carry a gun outweighs the right to a child's life and their systemic class system leads to me thinking they have way more in common with Russia or India than they do with Europe anymore.

Set them adrift for the four years. I know it's not great for Ireland if he starts taxing the *rse out of the tech firms here, but to be honest, a Democrat could do that too.

On their own heads be it.

Compared to cost of living, economy or immigration,it looks like it's actually a niche one, one that gets far more attention than it warrants.

Abortion scored higher in the exit polls than immigration.

"Democracy" scored higher than the economy.

The majority of Americans stated they were better off or just the same economically as 4 years ago.

The peanuts will have to be picked out of this one for a while to come we may never get a conclusive answer why America have gone back to Trump again.

He did offer to give away all his money yesterday if Trump lost.

Yes, he seemed ABSOLUTE in his belief Trump had won, he talked multiple times of how easy it would be to do it

Will Trump be able to get a third term? It’s very unlikely.

But I can see him trying. The Supreme Court have removed any potential issue for him by granting him immunity so it’s low risk to him, and with all branches of government at his disposal, I’m sure every possible loophole will be looked at.

It will definitely be a test of their democracy.

Will he have the time to stop global warming?

Because its a gross simplification and misrepresentation of the reality. As with most of Trumps' pronouncements.

The Modi friendly puppet tyrannical government was removed from power in August. While that government was tyrannical and anti-democratic it did keep a lid on some of the sectarian sections in the country. The replacement PM has struggled to bring the country under control post August resulting in some Islamic extremists increasing sectarian attacks on Hindus and Christians. This needs to be stopped. But it is not being perpetrated by the "Islamist Jihadi" government. Its more accurately described as an technocratic interim government struggling to gain control on the country, and has a Hindu minister.

But Donal said they were Islamist Jihadis so they must be.

I look forward to him building the wall with Mexico paying for it, banning Muslim immigrants, and creating the biggest jobs boom in US history.

Wait… what year is it?

I doubt it could top this to be fair.

I think you’re giving Americans as a whole too much credit. Not saying what you wrote isn’t true but I guarantee you there are huge demographics (older generation, young males, the majority of the white population) who would never vote for a woman as president.

Nah, she was a terrible candidate.

An interesting way to look at it, we could have a lot of changed republican minds in the next 2 years

I doubt we will see him try a third term, although he has the supreme court at his disposal to make a creative interpretation of rules if he requires it.

More likely you will see him move to anoint a successor, perhaps his son.

I think ultimately Trump economically will do what is good for his doners. And his voters will believe whatever he does is for them while being royally screwed over