Did Trump actually do better than Rubio or Bush or Cruz or Kasich would have done?

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11. Kudos for this thread.

Well-articulated points, as always.

Here's my take on why people voted for tRump: To begin with, they are ignorant and purposefully (or is that purposely?) ill-informed. When self-identified christians thank god for sending them rRump, some even declaring he is god incarnate, just like Jesus, you gotta know there's no reasoning with them. After the election, I had a phone conversation with a long-time friend in another state, who asked me what I thought about the results. I expressed disappointment because I had looked forward to a woman president in my lifetime (I'm pretty old). My friend remarked she figured people were ready for change and mentioned Obama giving away thousands of dollars, for which purpose she wasn't clear. At once, I understood there would be no reasoning with her and didn't pursue the subject. Wasn't quite ready to end a friendship. One of those associations, I guess, where it's easy to avoid contentious topics and thus be able to continue communication. In retrospect, I should have pursued all those thousands of dollars Obama was doling out and how I could have gotten in on the receiving end of a few of them.

Another biggie for those supporters (as you've alluded to) is that he isn't Black, a woman, and as I once saw posted by a "christian" on a Facebook page I happened across, his lies pale in comparison to what Hillary had done. What that was, I was never too sure, but at least I understood they were aware he was lying. What to do with that mindset is beyond me, always will be, but there ya go.

In closing, let me say that tRump will never be my president (the thought still makes me physically ill), but I remain fully aware that his "supporters" will never recognize what they have wrought, and think any crazed depraved idiotic thing he does is just fine. Because, after all, god sent him to save the world, just like Jesus.

Peace.