There are just 100 days left until the US election 2016. After months of campaigning we now know that either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will succeed Barack Obama in the White House.
But could the unthinkable happen? Could a man who's promised to build a wall along the Mexican border, who has disparaged an entire religion and who uses childish insults against his political insults really win the election?
Could a man who tweets Thomas the Tank Engine memes really become president of the most powerful country on Earth?
Here are a few reasons why he might:
1. It's the economy, stupid
The phrase coined by Bill Clinton's 1992 election strategist is now equally important for his wife. As Politico reports, Hillary will be hoping for a strong economy in the months leading up to the election to convince floating voters that "Donald Trump’s version of a crippled America in rapid decline doesn’t really exist".
Sadly for her, a report this week showed that the economy had grown by a modest 1.2 per cent in the second quarter of the year - falling well short of the 2.6 per cent estimated on Wall Street.
It won't be so easy to make a case for continued Democrat control of the White House when the economy looks like this:
Read about all the reasons why: Five reasons Donald Trump could actually become president
But could the unthinkable happen? Could a man who's promised to build a wall along the Mexican border, who has disparaged an entire religion and who uses childish insults against his political insults really win the election?
Could a man who tweets Thomas the Tank Engine memes really become president of the most powerful country on Earth?
Here are a few reasons why he might:
1. It's the economy, stupid
The phrase coined by Bill Clinton's 1992 election strategist is now equally important for his wife. As Politico reports, Hillary will be hoping for a strong economy in the months leading up to the election to convince floating voters that "Donald Trump’s version of a crippled America in rapid decline doesn’t really exist".
Sadly for her, a report this week showed that the economy had grown by a modest 1.2 per cent in the second quarter of the year - falling well short of the 2.6 per cent estimated on Wall Street.
It won't be so easy to make a case for continued Democrat control of the White House when the economy looks like this:
Read about all the reasons why: Five reasons Donald Trump could actually become president
