We are, pretty much, in agreement.

My problem is that I don't think the Dems are going to choose somebody that can beat Trump. I do know that the extreme lefties are turning off a lot of the independents (including myself). I think much of this has to do with purity (basically, I am right and the rest of the world is wrong and if I don't get my way I won't play crowd). I am probably being to mean spirited in this one but I have been watching it for a long time and its just getting worse.

Its very strange. The system was setup to have 2 sides. That's it. Third parties have come and gone with vigor and just can't get a grip. If I am right then there are 2 choices. No more no less. I kinda like it as it forces sides to work together. I am, yet again, just wrong. We are in a state where nobody wants to give an inch. My problem with that one is that is not the way its supposed to be. Nobody has to give up anything, all everybody has to do is agree on which side they want to win then vote for that side. This time I would think that was an easy one but I guess not. All the rest is personal minutia which the side itself should work out. Its kinda like having a house burn down with the kids inside and mom and dad are fighting over what TV show to watch.

Its truly bizarre. I would vote for either Steyer or Bloomberg with no problem at all. I would also vote for the Democratic choice with no problem. Besides those two I don't think any of the others can take out Trump. I do know that the lefty purists don't stand a chance against him.

Oh, I have been wrong a lot on this stuff and I certainly hope I am dead wrong about all of this. The whining I hear about the billionaires buying the election are not exactly help in all of this either. Given that most of the other candidates are not exactly in the poorhouse one can only wonder. I don't think, incidentally, that Steyer or Bloomberg can be called self servers out to enrich themselves as they have both, as far as I am concerned, proven that they are sincere and capable of beating Trump. (at least to me)

Hillary was a lousy candidate. I thought she would probably make a great president but it didn't happen. She was so maligned that large segments actually believed she is a monster. She never fought back once and was above it all I guess. The Republicans spent literally millions of dollars trying to nail her and failed. I always thought that might say something about the malignment - I was wrong about that too <sigh>