Why do Americans keep electing people they don't approve of?

Yes, we know they say the right things to get in. Then do as they're told to once they're in. Those $billions come with chains.

Trump created a media spectacle -- Hillary had to buy her time because she was not a spectacle. That's fair.

By being so controversial and offensive Trump won getting tons of publicity for free.

Bernie Saunders was not electable IMHO. Too bad the Democrat party has shoved him aside in the Senate leadership this coming session. New boss -- same as the old boss.

So, it is not a matter of equal time -- Hillary was only bad news while Trump was mixed news. Trump had a better message to slightly smaller group of followers. He won by being what his 'constituency' wanted to hear. Now comes the really hard part ...

What did Obama even do in the 8 years he was in office?

Sorry, I did miss your point.

Then they have no right to complain. Along with people who are scared to try to change the way their country is run. This better the devil you know attitude is what the billionaires rely on.

We're being fucked by migration, free trade, Nanny States and the obsession to spend more than we earn. That includes Americans who think low taxes is a way to run a modern country. Then vote for their man to get them money from the increasing debt and more goods made outside the US.

The future is going to be catastrophic for our children.

just no logic

So all those people sitting in the two houses are doing nothing and just for show.

I agree with you that nothing has changed to make Americans lives better, over the last 8 and even 20 years. Is that only down to the President or are their more levels of Government involved?

I agree, especially with the "Now comes the really hard part". He will be up against 535 Members of Congress. Some will go with him and I think most will try to stop him. Even Republicans if he tries to slow down illegal migration and export of jobs.

That's why people have to start making those 535 Members of Congress scared of losing their jobs. Voting for an outsider is the way to scare them. Thinking you can change them and vote for them is foolish.

What's the Third biggest Party in the US?

I know. Voting for the same people to keep fucking you is illogical.

no logical explanation obviously...

There is no larger 3rd or 4th party. That is a big part of the problem.

There is no 'uncola.' There are two colas to choose from. Both the Libertarians and the Greens are diametrically opposing extreme viewpoints.

I find little congruence with either of them and very limited congruence with the Democrat or Republican parties. So, I end up choosing who will do the least harm to my personal position. I don't find my situation that bad. So, trashing what is there and starting over is not a real option I am willing to entertain.

The ball is in the Republicans court 100% now. They will get the blame or credit due them -- no excuses accepted.

First...for the umpteenth time America is NOT a Democracy, it never has been and untill we trash the Constitution it never will be, although I will allow that the presidential election is a SOMEWHAT democratic process.

But to fix the problem I think we have to get rid of the two party system for one, and as someone else pointed out we have to get rid of paid political ads.

But the deeper problem comes in educating the voters, back when there was a concept in the media called equal time, that has pretty much been abandoned. I think there is a responsibility for the major networks to provide free, equal time to candidates, they are after all "public airwaves"

I don't know but maybe proportional representation is an answer, I haven't given that a lot of thought but I know it works elsewhere.

There is also an argument that people on the public dole lose the right to vote, I tend to disagree with that one even though it IS evident that people trade votes for handouts.

As my friend Tim Walker wrote today on MikeSouth.Com It is becoming increasingly difficult to determine where the truth is even in major news stories, it seems everyone is skeptical, and rightly so, the media has become the tool of the politicians to scare us into relinquishing our Constitutional rights. It's a complex problem with no easy answer...but it does need to be fixed. thats my

It's always funny and scary af watching the gong show from the North. It will be interesting to see how Trump presidency directly affects Canada.

A Trump hotel in every major city by 2020. I hear Saskatoon & Regina aren't off the table.

The ball is in voters court 100% now. Because so long as people vote for Republicans or Democrats funded by the 1%. The 1% win. In reality, the US isn't a two party State if it only gets money from one minority. So voting for those outsiders is the only way to grasp back control. Once in power the Greens are faced with the real world and have to change their policies. However, reducing fossil fuels is a great policy.

The biggest problem the US faces is population versus jobs that pay well enough to keep a family and raise enough taxes. If that trend isn't reversed their will be real problems.

I know you keep going on about this but life in the US amazing. I think you are confused as this point. Go to a country with serious shit going on and then you will see some politics that makes you cringe.