It's an Statistical Tie!
By Yalul
@yalul070 (1713)
Manila, Philippines
September 7, 2016 6:48am CST
Good morning America!
So I just read in the news that Republican candidate Donald Trump is closing the gap between him and the Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton in the latest national poll from Reuters/Ipsos.
I am not an expert on American politics but somehow I feel that this is something that our country (and the rest of the world?) should be worried about.
There were comparisons between Trump and Duterte before but the Philippine President has been a politician, albeit at a local level, since time immemorial. And he is loved by some 16 million Filipinos.
But the poll showings reminded me of the campaign early this year. From 3rd in the polls, Duterte gradually caught the lead and eventually won the elections. Will it be the same for Trump?
Big push for Duterte was the insensitivity of the previous administration to the plight of the ordinary Filipinos. I wonder what's for Trump?
Your thoughts?
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
7 Sep 16
Maybe voters now are just too tired of electing the same surnames in the election. So, because they just wanted for a change so they resort to the new name just for the change, if they deliver good service, let that be solve the next time, if they fail, so be it.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
20 Sep 16
"... if they fail, so be it..." might be alright in most circumstances but if the US ends up with a "President Trump" that could quite literally mean the end of the world as we know it, possibly literally the end of humanity. He's not stable and I sure don't want him anywhere near our nukes.
Isn't the Phillipine President the same kind of rude thug that Donald is?
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
8 Sep 16
@yalul070 ha ha, maybe because of their style, very vocal.
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