Posted on Jul 24, 2016
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First I would just like to state that I am not endorsing a candidate here in this question or forum. Now with that out of the way I can move on to more pressing topics.

Now we have seen two of the more unique, if not, radical candidates for the presidential election this cycle. They are of course Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. What so many don't seem to realize is they are not the driving force. In reality there was a political movement going before they were on the stage. They championed it and took it on as theirs. Sanders performed well with this campaign but lost due to his own party not supporting him. To me this is more of the same. At least he launched his ideology into his party. Now, as for Trump it was a different story. He is much more of a refined fighter than any of the political figures of out time. He took on the Republican Party and won. He is ripping it apart and cam out with more support in the primary than any other candidate.

In either of these cases I really don't believe the candidate could have done this on their own. There was a much larger movement going on before they stepped onto the stage. The previous Republican leadership failed to deliver on what they said. So now their party lost faith and an "Outsider" was wanted. Trump was that outsider. But he is very savvy and stepped into this role perfectly. Whether he did it on purpose or not as you could tell it worked out for him well.

Do you think this was the case or how can you explain the success of these two political figures?
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CPT Jack Durish
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What the hell is everybody smoking this year? I have never seen so much fuss and bother over an election. Surely, it isn't about the candidates. Hillary is the matriarch of a crime family and Donald is the patriarch of a brand. Neither is fit to lead this nation or any other for that matter. And yet we are venting spleen the likes of which hasn't been seen since the Civil War. Brothers are fighting brothers. Sisters are fighting sisters. Parents and children are being estranged. I'm tempted to think that we're caught up in dueling ideologies but neither candidate represents an ideology. Both are self-centered on their dynasties. Please, someone ring a bell so that We the People can go to our neutral corners and take a moment to think about what We're doing.
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Capt Jeff S.
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What we are seeing, in the most simple terms, is a rejection of the Establishment, which has infiltrated both sides of the aisle [two sides of the same coin if you will] and voters are tired of being lied to by both parties. They want an outsider to fix things because the insiders aren't doing their jobs! And this November a lot of Congressmen are going to be told, "You're fired!"
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Cpl Jeff N.
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And the democrats might have gotten Bernie to the plate had the DNC not worked against him and for Hillary in the now coming to light email scandal at the DNC and reh resignation of Wasserman-Schultz. This could very well have been Trump against Sanders clearly demonstrating to both parties they need to change and change quickly. The odd part is they would have to polarize even more. I cannot imagine to more different candidates then the two of them but they share one common trait, they are both outsiders (in their own way).
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Capt Jeff S.
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Cpl Jeff N., You might find this enlightening:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LYRUOd_QoM
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SSgt W. Aaron Gregory
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"Not leaning for one candidate"... Is someone going to buy this? ...
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The statement is the reference to the article itself. I am a Libertarian. But both with Trump and Sanders I just don't think the hype is really all about them. It could be candidate X and they would have the same support of they were support what is popular.
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SSgt W. Aaron Gregory
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I think we're all a bit Libertarian. Do the voters respond to the candidate.... I think absolutely yes. I'm this election, I think host sides will vote in response to the Other candidate... Sad, but its what we've got.
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PO3 David Fries
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I'd day momentum. People have been tired of the same old song and dance.
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