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Are you suggesting running a company is the same as leading a country?

As for the election, history says otherwise. DNC incompetence as well as Clinton arrogance all but handed Trump & Co the win. In addition, the fact that a "political unknown" was able to bubble to the top of the GOP ticket is more of an indictment of that party than any significant skill on Trump's part. Who did he beat? Cruz? Rubio? That's a notworthy accomplishment?

Pardon me for saying so (as it's not very HN) but...you're funny.

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Where did I suggest that?

And you try to beat Cruz or Rubio (let alone “arrogant” Clinton and the entirety of mainstream press), and then come here and tell us if it’s a noteworthy accomplishment.

Um. You're telling me the party that had 7+ years to plan for the repeal & replace of ACA but completely failed at that has able leadership? Those who campaigned for the ticket was the cream of the GOP crop. They're not competent. How is Trump punching his way out of a wet paper bag a sign of significance?

I'm being snarky. I'm curious as to how anyone can see the rest of the GOP'ers that tried to get the nomination as being worthy or it.

Hillary wasn't worthy of her nomination, and yet here we are. Jeb Bush attempted the same thing, but failed very early on.

You're failing to recognize that GOP establishment hates Trump just as much as Democratic establishment does. They would rather fail themselves than let him win, because they feel it in their guts that if he wins, he won't keep them around for long. He's an anti-establishment candidate. That's the platform he ran on, and that's the platform he will run on in 2020 (and likely win again, unless Democrats can suppress their utter disdain for rural, working class voters).

Actually. I'm well aware - and have been preaching since he won - that both parties want Trump to fail. Imagine a non-politician coming in and actually getting things done. Are you kidding me? That would not make the rest of W.DC look good.

So at this point, regardless of what you think about Trump, it's 4 more years of "let them eat cake" for we the people. That's guaranteed at this point.

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