IMO, Trump has totally changed the political system. Oprah was correct, you just need money.

[CK_John]

You will not need a party or a big organization, just a law firm to get you on all 50 states, a firm to round up valid petitions etc., and a firm to run an savvy media system, owning a media firm would be a plus.

[leftstreet]

1. ...or the ability to borrow a lot of money

from, like, Russia

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Without crosscheck and so on he doesnt win. Detroit MI, allegedly 70,000

mostly black voters spent 10 hours in freezing cold lines to vote but leave the spot for prez blank. (obviously didnt happen)

Same thing in FL though probably not freezing cold.

Election was stolen, as was 2000 and 2004 but not just with cross check, much more was going on.

[CK_John]

4. Looking backward will not change the future changes to the political system.

Look for names, Oprah, Musk, Bezos, Cuban, Kalanick and Cook running for office on an independent ticket.

[uponit7771]

12. +1, know one believes black folk didn't see the difference between an openly racist person and HRC

[guillaumeb]

3. The 1% have totally changed the political system. Trump is their court jester.

The jester dances while the Kochs and associates have the laws rewritten for their personal profit.

[Else You Are Mad]

5. Hillary raised and spent more money.

There is more to it than just money. They need to just know how to manipulate the media and public.

[CK_John]

6. Plus they don't need a party. Musk, Bezos, Cuban, Kalanick and Cook

all have media savvy, not all were born in the US but they can run for other office than POTUS.

[Else You Are Mad]

8. That is why...

we need to get money out of politics to level the playing field so qualified, but not wealthy, candidates can run foe POTUS and other federal and state offices.

I really do not want another out of touch billionaire as president.

[CK_John]

10. It's never going to happen. The only thing that will stop the new money class

is 60-70% unemployment and a need for UBI (universal basic income).

[JI7]

9. only if you are white male christian

It's just part of the privilege we see in many other areas.

And trump appealed to the racist republican base. This was a huge part of it.

[CK_John]

11. May be true but my point is good or bad the political system has been changed.

[JI7]

13. this is more about the racists in the republican party. trump also had putin

Help and lost millions in popular

[mythology]

14. Given that Clinton raised and spent more money

Your premise is hard to support. Trump used social media really well and it still took the late October Comey announcement for Trump to win in the Electoral College.