President Obama on 57% job approval - Trump Era

The Hill: Reports " President Obama’s approval rating is now at 57 percent, the highest it’s been in his second term, according to a new Gallup poll. "

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Thus the question will be asked, WHY did Hillary Clinton lose an election she should  have won on the back of Obama's high approval rating.   In 1988 Reagan helped his VP, Bush 41 get the job, thus it can be asked , was Reagan a better campaigner for Bush 41 than Obama was for HRC.  Did the HRC send the President to the right States, what in their campaign lead to the loss, did the campaign become glued to the polls, and not look at the reality.   This Campaign will be debated for ages, many a book will come out on 2016 and the Trump victory.

Bill vs. Hillary Clinton - The Election failure - Trump Era

Daily Mail: Reports " In the waning days of the presidential campaign, Bill and Hillary Clinton had a knock-down, drag-out fight about her effort to blame FBI Director James Comey for her slump in the polls and looming danger of defeat. "

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BILL CLINTON knows about winning elections, he is a two term President, okay he is not the same man as he was then, having heart surgery does change people, but he is a natural pol, he wants to feel your pain.  HRC has no one to blame but herself, she had the idea of a private email server, and used it for secret and top secret information, no wonder the FBI had to investigate her, any one else would be JAIL by now, in a black hole of jail with the key thrown away.   This is the time second time HRC has lost an election to be President, if she wants a third run whe will have to listen to Bill, if she did not listen in the past that is HER fault.

Giuliani for State Department - Trump Era

Guardian - Live Reporting: Reports 3.36 pm post the following, " Nomination watch: The New York Times reports that former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a loyal backer of president-elect Donald Trump during even the darkest days of the campaign, is the frontrunner to head the state department under Trump’s administration. "

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This blog would have thought that the former Mayor of the New York would be better placed as Attorney General were he could find ways to lock up Hillary Clinton.   Of course the Giuliani was Mayor of New York at the times of 9/11 thus has shown himself good in a crisis, this is a developing story.

Trump on the Popular Vote - Trump Era

BBC News: Reports " Donald Trump says he could have won the popular vote against Hillary Clinton if he had campaigned differently. "

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The electoral college and the popular vote have gone differently twice in the modern era, we recall the 2000 election were Bush 43 won the electoral college but the popular vote went to Vice - President Gore.   Thus we have 2016 were Clinton will win the popular vote while Trump gets the Presidency.   The founding fathers understood if there was no electoral college the candidates for the Presidency would not move from the popular areas, thus the smaller States would feel left out, thus the college.   One can argue that in fact it was the US Supreme Court that gave Bush 43 the White House, that was a first.   The Trump Presidency will be interesting, a complex man but intelligent, he is a billionaire.   Interesting times ahead.

Trump's Domestic Policy - Moderate or Right Wing ?

Guardian: Reports " Trump backs supreme court on same-sex marriage but not abortion "

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One can expect that President Trump will move the Supreme Court to the right, therefore abortion will become a State issue, as in women who want an abortion will either have an abortion in their home State if it is legal or have to move to another State for the operation.   On gay marriage Trump is in line with the US popular view, he supports it as settled law.   This blog supports a women's right to chose and when or if to have a baby, therefore it is liberal and does not support Trump on this, but in general a conservative Court is better for the US, change takes time and sometimes you have to work for it or win elections.

The RIGHT in the White House - Trump Era

BBC News: Reports " US President-elect Donald Trump's new chief of staff has defended the choice of right-wing media man Stephen Bannon as chief strategist, calling him a "force for good". "

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Donald Trump WON, he can have who he likes on his staff in the White House.   The Chief Strategist main job is to keep POTUS aware of the views of the base and getting his agenda through the Congress.   Also let us recall the White House will want to win the Mid Terms in 2018 and the re-election in 2020.   The main stream media should chill, otherwise it is going to be a LONG four years for the media elite and foreign policy elite.

Trump and NATO Security - Trump Era

Mail on Sunday: Reports " NATO chief warns that the West faces 'the greatest challenge to our security in a generation' if Trump abandons the military alliance in favour of partnering with Russia  "

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This could be Europe overreacting, let us see what a President Trump says about Syria and Russia once he is in power.  It should be noted that it is only now that Trump is getting the full intelligence brief, also he has stated that he wants to build up US defences, this might not go down well with Putin's Russia.   Of course Putin could try something between now and January 20th 2017, he has sent his fleet to the seas near Syria, it is thought a major strike will happen, then the World will see what the President Elect thinks, or Putin could try something in the Baltic States, let us recall that President Obama is still in charge and will be in till next year, it should be recalled that Obama removed the missile defences from Poland, this did not go down well in Eastern Europe.   President Obama was a late arrival to the new Cold War.   Let's be fair, let's give Trump a chance.