You know, except for Congress and the Senate.

Which are now under republican control... only to the advantage of the outsider, Donald trump Nobody wants a career politician, and it is much easier to make that contrast on a national scale than it is on a state level

Which is why that argument doesn't make a lot of sense. I think a lot of people don't understand what the Senate and Congress do (or rather don't do lately) because if they did people would probably want a lot more outsiders in those roles than one as the Commander and Chief of America. I think this is just a loud and clear sign that people of America have a tenuous grasp on American politics and don't have a clear understanding of the 3 branches of government. Or what the role of the president is for that matter.

I think you're right, people aren't that well educated about the importance of the house/senate/all of the facets of government Some of that is due to disenchantment with government as a whole. There's not enough "outsider" candidates at the state and congressional levels for that to even be a possibility But overwhelmingly speaking nobody wants a career politician in office, and trump's landslide is an indictment on the status quo That being said, I voted a straight democratic ticket lol

[quote]I think you're right, people aren't that well educated about the importance of the house/senate/all of the facets of government Some of that is due to disenchantment with government as a whole. There's not enough "outsider" candidates at the state and congressional levels for that to even be a possibility But overwhelmingly speaking nobody wants a career politician in office, and trump's landslide is an indictment on the status quo That being said, I voted a straight democratic ticket lol[/quote] As he stated, your "nobody wants a career politician" statement is bull. If it were true why did multiple Republican incumbents who are useless get re elected? The fact of the matter is that this election showed the world how stupid our population is.