tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post2629472016859947690..comments2024-03-28T20:28:01.733-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Robert Barnes — If Trump Loses Bannon, Trump Loses the Presidencymike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-28924318825589978952017-04-12T11:25:55.700-04:002017-04-12T11:25:55.700-04:00The good news (I think) is that his presidency mak...<i>The good news (I think) is that his presidency makes it more clear to more people that the entire system is a sham.</i><br /><br />Not necessarily. Some will conclude that electing a political outsider is dangerous. That would make the system even more difficult to change.<br /><br />Trump is sort of a test case. It's clear that he is failing to drain the swamp at this point and also failing to rein in the war machine.<br /><br />So the conclusion is to either go with the bipartisan establishment or else to elect a real strong man that will take more dictatorial control.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-85828196991854710062017-04-12T09:51:25.584-04:002017-04-12T09:51:25.584-04:00Trump lost the moment he won. In fact the only way...Trump lost the moment he won. In fact the only way for him to lose was to win. He would have been far better off trading his delegates for a sweet deal at the convention. I thought this was his plan all along but apparently attributed him with too much intelligence. <br /><br />The good news (I think) is that his presidency makes it more clear to more people that the entire system is a sham. Noah Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012500819097539976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-51948484785273037062017-04-11T17:06:41.944-04:002017-04-11T17:06:41.944-04:00Bannon understands that he's on the way out.Bannon understands that he's on the way out.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.com