it's almost as if he doesn't know what he is doing or he is not even close to being qualified to be president and was only elected because he said the right things and projected a certain persona.
Actually, all politics aside, I would say Obama was elected specifically for saying the right things and projecting a certain persona (in the aftermath of a president who was prone to hilarious outtakes that made him sound like a child). Trump was elected by playing into people's fears and insecurities, and by motivating a certain segment of our population (the "god-fearing" and generally less educated segment, no offense) to vote on their insecurities (dey took ur jerrbs!!!!!!, back to the pile!!!!).
@Herzog I am curious what you like about partisan politics. Knowing you as a reasonable person, I hope it's more of an entertainment factor...like watching a train wreck into a dumpster fire. My position is I think it simply causes a divide between people in a time where we should be trying to find common ground with one another. The extremists on either side get the most air time, and in reality the vast majority of Americans fall in the middle. Then, private money fuels the polar extremes of each party amplifying the rhetoric, and even the once moderate and reasonable politicians start "flip flopping" because they are getting paid to have a position. Now politicians are more concerned about preserving their own power and influence (and $$), and are more interested in seeing the other side fail than in seeing America succeed. Add on top of that an electoral system where a candidate that wins the popular vote in a state primary (say, Bernie Sanders in Utah) doesn't get any of the delegate votes from that state (Hillary got them). On what planet does that make sense? This system is broken, and until we can get money out of politics there simply won't be room for anyone independent to access the system.
Also, I'd just like to point out that net immigration between the US and Mexico between 2014-2017 was actually negative (Mexican immigrant population estimate fell from 11.6 to 11.3 million--300,000 more Mexican immigrants returned to Mexico than came here during that time). I don't really watch the news, but has anybody touched on that?
