I concede your point dohgaza as it applies to the primaries – the press did indeed treat tRump [and Bernie] as sideshows. But I believe that upon the nomination [and I seem to recollect that early in the primaries it looked like he was going to win it] they were either lazy or too attached to the ‘normalization narrative’ . Or-
as you suggest , they refused to admit to themselves that he might just become POTUS [do they get a pass for that level of complacency? I dunno] Admittedly they were likely caught off guard by the level of insanity but IMHO, by the second debate they could/should have taken the gloves off and questioned him closely about the nuts and bolts of, for instance, his fiscal policies or say, his abject ignorance of foreign policy. Demanded some specifics re his NAFTA opposition . And yes- maybe asked him to name a few books he has read in his life or as a “Christian” rattle off the first half dozen books of the NT or speak to his ‘conversion experience’ ?

My frustration lies in the ‘one question- allow some bumper sticker answer- rarely ask the next question’ call and response pattern I saw – especially during the “debates”.

And really- how much digging – you know, the stuff reporters are “supposed” to do , would it have taken to uncover and expose the money laundering questions or the mistress payoffs?

Because we are broken once and for all.

After today’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School I have to say (not for the first time) that yes, the USA is most definitely broken. Sandy Hook was probably the test for possible reform and the US failed abjectly, and now it’s at the 18th school shooting for the year (only a month and a half in…), with 17 confirmed dead (so far) in this particular attack alone.

And as ObApp noted this in the same country where a person boasted that he could kill people and not lose voters, and then indeed became the country’s president.

There is more than one thing that is irretrievably broken in the USA.

Because we are broken once and for all.

After today’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School I have to say (not for the first time) that yes, the USA is most definitely broken. Sandy Hook was probably the test for possible reform and the US failed abjectly, and now it’s at the 18th school shooting for the year (only a month and a half in…), with 17 confirmed dead (so far) in this particular attack alone.

And as ObApp noted this in the same country where a person boasted that he could kill people and not lose voters, and then indeed became the country’s president.

There is more than one thing that is irretrievably broken in the USA.

So someone who dominates in the Republican primaries should not be treated as a “legitimate candidate”? Really?

In reality, the MSM dismissed Trump’s chances right up until the last moment, i.e. didn’t treat him as a serious candidate. Hillary was going to win, all were confident.

Also, there’s no literacy requirement in the Constitution, nor a competency requirement.

I hate Trump, and wish voters in a handful of states like Wisconsin more had voted for Hillary rather than Trump, but the reality is that he was a legitimate candidate by virtue of being placed on the ballot by the Republican Party, and crying “MSM! MSM!” just increases his odds of re-election. Ugh.

Nope.

>Because we are broken once and for all.
He loved Donald Trump.

The willingness of the current administration to lie so blatantly over things that are easily investigated is astounding — why be so stupid?

Because they can.

“I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose any voters, ok? It’s, like, incredible.” — Donald Trump (insulting the intelligence of his supporters and rubbing their noses in it).

Because we are broken once and for all.

oh yeah- making him a “legitimate” candidate made it a dramatic [cough*profitable*cough] story…..nevermind…..

Find someplace I’ve pushed a Russian conspiracy.

Repeated lies and racist comments, bigotry and dishonesty from the current president, yes.