HisFirst Posted February 22, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3,491 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 2,582 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/25/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 4 hours ago, SavedByGrace1981 said: Basically, yes. Mr. Trump had previously held no political office. (Of all the past presidents, I can think of only 2 - Grant and Eisenhower - who achieved that office without ever having held previous political office). But in practical terms, other things have to 'fall into place' as well. During our 1992 election cycle, a different billionaire (Ross Perot) ran for president. Obviously he had the monetary means; he had the name recognition; but he was not successful (in part because he ran as a 3rd party candidate). Perot committed some major 'faux pas' during his campaign, as did Trump - yet in Perot's case they were fatal to his candidacy. The reasons for that are many, but one chief reason would be that for Trump 'the times were right.' I appreciate the opportunity to share with someone from outside the country my opinion of what is going on. I appreciate your curiosity, as well. I'll just close by saying this situation - having a president that is literally despised by such a large segment of what I call 'the establishment' - is a new one to us as Americans. No one - as recently as 2 years ago - would have or could have predicted this outcome. So trying to predict how it will turn out is probably a fools errand. Please pray for our country. Blessings, -Ed Thanks SBG for your very informative replies to my questions (and everyone else in this thread too). I appreciate your time and effort and it has really shed light on certain areas for me. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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