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(Opinion) Presidential debate exposes decaying US democracy

2016-09-29 01:17:30       source:Global Times

September 28, 2016


"The first televised US presidential debate on Monday night left people with a clear impression that the US has become a drifting superpower. Be it Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, both failed to come up with solutions to internal and external challenges the US is grappling with. Trump in particular has exposed his faulty world views and the fact that he is far from being sophisticated in policymaking.

Under the US electoral system, presidential candidates depend more on their characteristics rather than policy to win support in the primaries. But after that, voters would expect the contenders to treat policymaking more seriously instead of touting irresponsible remarks.

Trump said in the debate that China is using the US as a 'piggy bank to rebuild' itself, so Americans are losing their jobs. His ignorance on global trade is astonishing."

 

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