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H L Mencken once wrote that ‘democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard’.
Americans go to the polls on Tuesday in what’s undoubtedly the most pivotal election in decades – and not just for the Yanks, but the rest of the world too.
For many here – as the 1916 words of the acclaimed US satirist suggest – the choice is an uncomfortable one.
Donald Trump is vulgar, unpredictable and seemingly willing to bend the rule of law for his own gain.
However, what the rest of the world is missing, is that millions of working Americans actually see Trump as the safer, more stable option of the two – and not the renegade ‘change’ candidate he’s often portrayed as overseas.
I’ve spoken to business owners, Uberdrivers, flight attendants, lawyers, cops, firemen, bartenders, waitresses, Latino migrants …