I agree, with one caveat. If Jeb or (especially) if Rubio had been the nominee, we'd likely be seeing some entirely different stuff from Wikileaks.
OK, being serious, this is what seems to be going on - 1) The world thinks Donald Trump is a flipping disaster. Well except Russia, but Russia isn't a first-world investment country, so nobody cares what Russia thinks. 2) So the global markets are affected by the Presidential election. It's not so much that the markets love Hillary as it is that they loathe Donald Trump. 3) If the global markets wag their tails, so does the U.S. stock market. This is a global effect. So no, it's not really that Wall Street loves those Dems.
The other issue is that no one really knows what a Trump presidency looks like. The contours of a Clinton presidency are a lot easier to predict. Investors HATE volatility.
As I said elsewhere: authoritarian trappings with a big heaping dose of kleptocracy. Which I'm not sure appeals to the forces that drive global markets. Of course, where JohnR says "global markets," certain Trump supporters say "Jews."
Until now, I hadn't put 2+2 together and realized that the right's George Soros fetish is an Elders of Zion thing. By the way, anybody who brings up George Soros in seriousness lives in Conspiracyland. George Soros has no political influence. Politicians like his money, and they will attend his events if he puts together a good agenda, but they politely think he's loopy. They don't listen to his suggestions at all.
Seriously? I have seen this a few times and the first time I saw his name, I had the same reaction when I saw Saul Alinksy's name; who is this guy?
My college roomate read a book by Saul Alinsky (0r maybe about Alinsky, can't remember which) for a Politics class. I never heard of him again until the 2008 election, when the Reps made it sound like being a secret follower of Alinsky was even worse than being a Muslim.
Cokie Roberts: The only thing that can control Latino vote for favorable outcome for Republicans is "birth control" https://t.co/GO6uw7NCPt pic.twitter.com/v8tdyE5zJY— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) November 8, 2016 Amazing. A major political party which would rather destroy itself than adapt to demographic realities.
Anti-Zionism is an establishment message in Iran. Not anti-semitism. In any case, you might find this piece and the 2 videos posted in the Jewish Press website eye opening. The 2nd video are comments by an Iranian professor debating a conservative MP at an Iranian university with regard to Iran's posture towards Israel. http://www.jewishpress.com/multimed...step-on-israeli-or-american-flags/2016/11/06/ Iranian Professor Refuses to Step on Israeli or American Flags By: Video of the Day Published: November 6th, 2016
It's not a lie. But if you want to lie to yourself, go ahead. I'm sure it makes you sleep well at night, fawning over someone who is so morally and ethically bankrupt.
Maybe I'm not a sucker like you. And I know you love to think that people who think HRC is a morally and ethically bankrupt human are automatically voting for Trump, but it doesn't work that way. It's not that kind of movie, Bruv. My wish is that the Trump and Clinton campaign jets collide in midair and save us all from this abomination of an election, but that ain't gonna happen.
I don't agree these kinds of operations should be allowed But unfortunately numerous people run them without going to jail.
Interesting 538 swinging away from Herr Trump http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/?ex_cid=538twitter
I just read a article wringing its hands at the discourse of this year's campaign, assiduously avoiding blaming one side more than the other. Are you ********ing kidding me?