… it is 3 months until the most significant presidential election of a generation, perhaps of all time. What happens on November 8 2016 in the United States of America will have a dramatic impact on the stability of the world and the future of those who live on it.
There are two main candidates, one a Democrat who many people hate because of her political background and a second, the Republican who preaches hate and bigotry at every turn. Some say, what choice is there?
But wait, there is a third option and one that I believe will gain momentum like a gathering storm in the coming weeks and it will come from within. In a recent development, neither former Republican presidents George Bush or George W Bush said they would support Donald Trump for president. Think about that. Two right wing and perhaps at least from one of them, extreme and reckless in much that he did, will not support the candidate from their own party.
I have been watching developments from afar and there have been senior figures in the Republican party who have openly said they do not support Donald Trump for president. That is almost unprecedented in American politics. More and more of these people, and many are moderate in their views, have this view and I believe that this trend will grow to such an extent that as the time gets closer, some will look for an alternative. This will be particularly the case of Donald Trump’s opinion poll figures slide and show an increasing gap to Hillary Clinton.
Here is what I think will happen. since before the nomination process began one senior Republican figure has been noticeably quiet and has kept himself in the background, while still being in the debate. He declined to put himself up for nomination and has not been part of the last year’s selection process. As more and more Republicans turn away from Donald Trump, somehow, and I have no idea how, but somehow Donald Trump will be ditched by his party in favour of that candidate who many will see as one who will unite the party and provide a genuine contender to Hillary Clinton.
That person is Mitt Romney.
I read articles well over a year ago that predicted that Mitt Romney would come in at the last gasp to save the Republican party and rally them into a coherent alternative to Hillary Clinton.
Keep a close watch on what happens across the pond, things are about to become very interesting particularly as a review of polls on 6 August had Hillary Clinton leading by between 5 and 8.9%. If that grows much bigger watch out for the Republican party start to fall apart ready for Mitt Romney to come charging in to save them in the nick of time.
In my view, Romney v Clinton will be a much closer call than Trump v Clinton. One thing is certain, if Donald Trump becomes president of the USA, be worried, be very worried, global annihilation could be just around the corner.
Don’t forget, a week is a long time in politics, these three months will be crucial.
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