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> the American oligarchs ousted noncompliant professional politicians and assumed direct power through Donald Trump and his cabinet. This strikes me as an extr

• amalag 10y ago
  Yes Trump was not very establishment. I have to think in the really high circles he was known more as a flashy con-man.
  • wavefunction 10y ago
    Flashy con-men have their uses.
• Gupie 10y ago
  Well, Trump definitely ousted the professional politicians and his cabinet is full of the very rich.
• jcranmer 10y ago
  What happened after the election is that a lot of those people decided to try to convince themselves that maybe a Trump administration won't be so bad, but yes, they were very-much anti-Trump on election day.
  • cylinder 10y ago
    And not to mention Clinton spent about $1 billion from very large donors on a very industrialized campaign based on TV advertising and direct mail, while Trump spent $60 million made up of small donations. To say presidential elections are won by big money oligarchs is kind of silly.
    • alphabettsy 10y ago
      $60 Million? He put in over $60 Million of just his own money so that figure is off bigly! Big money put their money into PACs on both sides so it's impossible to say they have/had no effect. WAPost: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/2016-election/campaign-finance/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/2016-electi... Forture: http://fortune.com/2016/12/09/donald-trump-campaign-spending/ http://fortune.com/2016/12/09/donald-trump-campaign-spending...