At first the Trump hecklers were not too bad. They did not think that Trump was serious or that he would be in this race so long. Now they are panicking and are afraid that he will roll right over them - they are running in fear.
While the election is too early to really call; there are many factors that can change our perception of our candidates very quick. So far, today, our Market has dropped about 450 points as I type:
Dow plunges more than 400 points after China market rout. I was a truck driver through other 'corrections' in our Market. What people don't understand is how quick everything can change. As soon as orders dry up; nobody buys (trucks are no longer on our roads). This can happen in just days/weeks or just a few months - depending on how steep the selloff. People are then out of work and worry where their next dollar will come from. People (voters) will not vote for any candidate that represents the system (party) that they perceived got us in the current mess. Of course there is always a chance the market will rebound and it will not be an issue.
ISIS? San Bernardino is now fading away from the news. Instead we will turn to concentrating on too many shootings and gun control in America - if the Democrats are lucky and get their way. But they are playing Russian roulette with the revolver and only one cylinder open. Even another major attack to one of our allies and another San Bernardino here could send voters running in Trump's direction.
Jobs? This is Trump's biggest selling point. How many Americans and legal immigrants are working currently? Are the unemployment figures really correct? How many feel that their job will be the next to go? We have talked about automation/robotics/outsourcing/ and legal/illegal immigration - but how many really believe that we are not on the right path and their own job could be next?
Any election is a chess game in progress. There can be only one winner. Life is fluid and has it's up's and down's. Our picture will be clearer after the primaries and the dust settles. But anything can happen right up until November. My biggest hope is that government again learns to listen to it's own people!
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