It does not matter who the American people (or us for that matter) vote in, they will take their orders from TPTB.

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes. Benjamin Disraeli

Politicians are dependent on powerful interests for their re-election funds, not the masses.

Government is supposed to be our servant, not our rulers, don't forget this.

Does anyone here really think that casting a secret vote every 3-4 years and then be relegated to the sidelines as a mere spectator, is the be all and end all of democracy?

The concept of us voting in 150 or so people to govern us all is lubricious in this day and age.

We might get to choose the pilot but we sure as christ don't get to choose the flight plan, which we should.

"I guess that Gary like every other left whinger doesn't like Trump" says Shadow Minister. I think you are way short of the mark mate. I think he & all his lefty mates are terrified of Trump, & how far he appears to be prepared to go to clean them out of positions of authority.

I believe they are worried he will rip them off the public teat, & force them to go earn an honest living.

How many of them would be capable of actually doing something of value? If Trump wins we are likely to see many of these people begging on the street.

Jeff Guo writing for The Washington Post in December 2015
told us that:

"People are sick of the political establishment. When the
press shows Trump for saying shocking (and often untrue)
things that only heightens the "us" vs "them" dynamic."

Jeff goes on to explain:

"A lot of people dislike immigrants and Trump supporters are
particularly attracted to his views on immigration. He's hugely
popular among uneducated people who've been left behind by
economic progress in recent years."

We're told that:

"Trump has simple answers for everything. He's often wrong but what
matters is that he always sounds right. In politics, force of character can be as important as facts
(which nobody can agree on anyway).
Trump's charisma, his confident and decisive air, forms a huge part
of his appeal."

"They're responding to dynamism, to force, to movement, to smiling,
to facial expressions that convey authority," said Stanford
psychologist Jeffrey Pfeffer." Trump's politics and personality
are appealing to many people. People not only love his ideas, but
also the way he delivers them. Trump says things that people have
been afraid to say. Although he often makes insensitive or
factually wrong statements that in the past would have torpedoed any
other candidate's prospects. In Trump's case his comments have virtually
had no impact on his popularity in the polls.

Jeff explains that:

"Charisma plus a powerful message has always been the formula for
political success."

"Those who doubted Trump for so long, perhaps did not recognise that he
had a special brand of both."

Foxy you have to stop believing things just because it is published in some newspaper. Most of what is printed in papers is emotive garbage written only to sell newspapers.

You have to realise that almost anything published in the left wing press is heavily spun at best, or straight lies, designed to promote the cause.

You have to stop letting the purveyors of misinformation turn your pretty little head from the path of truth, I know you want to follow.

Dear Hassie,

I don't live in the USA - so I'm not able to judge the current
reactions of the local population and I thought that summations
from a widely respected newspaper like The Washington Post
would be appropriate. I was also interested in the given reasons
of why Donald Trump was so popular. They made sense.
I'm sorry that I've disappointed you. I respect your opinion.

Should Trump be elected, the importance would be that the electorate would have declared their lack of confidence in the political establishment.

Unless Trump can put the establishment into the trash bin of history, he would not be able to accomplish much. Thus, the result of a Trump failure could be a demoralized electorate that gives up.