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I think he should plan for 8 years :) Trump might get another term. Trump probably will win the next election because he knows how to attract populace. At least

I think he should plan for 8 years :) Trump might get another term. Trump probably will win the next election because he knows how to attract populace. At least this has worked beautifully in other places. To be fair a lot of thing he talk about are sensible. But he doesn't have a clue on how to fix them so he won't bring any meaningful change. He did the talking and won. He will talk again and win again.

naasking 10y ago
> Trump probably will win the next election because he knows how to attract populace. Trump only won because fewer Liberals voted. I don't think that will happen 4 years from now.
- ocdtrekkie 10y ago
  Realistically the incumbent has a huge advantage in an election. I won't rule out that Trump does something bad enough to invalidate it, or even get impeached early, but if he makes it four years there's a good chance he'll be doing eight.
- AnimalMuppet 10y ago
  Fewer liberals voted because a lot of people couldn't stomach Hillary, and a lot of people were apathetic toward her. She didn't excite many people. If the Democrats run someone less entitled, less establishment, less robotic (for want of a better word), then that should help. On the other hand, Trump needs to deliver, or have a mighty good reason why not. Talking big won't be enough next time. If he hasn't actually done anything for job creation, saying "I'll create jobs" won't cut it. Yes, he'll have the incumbent's advantage. But people turned to Trump because they were desperate, because the status quo was failing them. That won't be enough to get Trump another four years if he doesn't deliver during the first four. It will just make people desperate for something different.
  - drieddust 10y ago
    > That won't be enough to get Trump another four years if he doesn't deliver during the first four. Not to be confronting but Obama got elected twice. Did he delivered the first time?
    - AnimalMuppet 10y ago
      Obama probably shouldn't have been elected twice... but the Republicans ran Romney. He was nearly as hard to get excited about as Hillary. Obama, on the other hand, was very good at inspiring people. Did he deliver? Well, the economy didn't crater into a Great Depression, so kind of yes. But he left us with a not-really-recovered economy in 2012, so kind of no. Look, I may be under-rating Trump's ability to genuinely inspire trust. He may be able to bamboozle enough people into buying more empty promises and lack of substance in 2020. I just don't think the "true believers" were enough of his voters this time for him to be able to pull it off. [Edit: If, by some stroke of insanity, the Democrats run Hillary again in 2020, Trump may well win.]
      - mangodrunk 10y ago
        Let's also not forget that Trump lost the popular vote, so if we didn't have this arcane system, he would have lost. The majority of people (who at least voted, I imagine most people who didn't vote would have gone with the Democrat) didn't vote for him. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/dec/12/donald-trump/donald-trumps-electoral-college-victory-was-not-ma/ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/dec/...

naasking 10y ago

> Trump probably will win the next election because he knows how to attract populace. Trump only won because fewer Liberals voted. I don't think that will happen 4 years from now.

ocdtrekkie 10y ago
Realistically the incumbent has a huge advantage in an election. I won't rule out that Trump does something bad enough to invalidate it, or even get impeached early, but if he makes it four years there's a good chance he'll be doing eight.
AnimalMuppet 10y ago
Fewer liberals voted because a lot of people couldn't stomach Hillary, and a lot of people were apathetic toward her. She didn't excite many people. If the Democrats run someone less entitled, less establishment, less robotic (for want of a better word), then that should help. On the other hand, Trump needs to deliver, or have a mighty good reason why not. Talking big won't be enough next time. If he hasn't actually done anything for job creation, saying "I'll create jobs" won't cut it. Yes, he'll have the incumbent's advantage. But people turned to Trump because they were desperate, because the status quo was failing them. That won't be enough to get Trump another four years if he doesn't deliver during the first four. It will just make people desperate for something different.
- drieddust 10y ago
  > That won't be enough to get Trump another four years if he doesn't deliver during the first four. Not to be confronting but Obama got elected twice. Did he delivered the first time?
  - AnimalMuppet 10y ago
    Obama probably shouldn't have been elected twice... but the Republicans ran Romney. He was nearly as hard to get excited about as Hillary. Obama, on the other hand, was very good at inspiring people. Did he deliver? Well, the economy didn't crater into a Great Depression, so kind of yes. But he left us with a not-really-recovered economy in 2012, so kind of no. Look, I may be under-rating Trump's ability to genuinely inspire trust. He may be able to bamboozle enough people into buying more empty promises and lack of substance in 2020. I just don't think the "true believers" were enough of his voters this time for him to be able to pull it off. [Edit: If, by some stroke of insanity, the Democrats run Hillary again in 2020, Trump may well win.]
    - mangodrunk 10y ago
      Let's also not forget that Trump lost the popular vote, so if we didn't have this arcane system, he would have lost. The majority of people (who at least voted, I imagine most people who didn't vote would have gone with the Democrat) didn't vote for him. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/dec/12/donald-trump/donald-trumps-electoral-college-victory-was-not-ma/ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/dec/...