Main rivals in the American race for the presidency
Recently, Hillary Clinton completely eliminated any chances for Senator Bernie Sanders, who was unknown until this presidential campaign. Donald Trump managed to defeat all his rivals back in early May in Indiana, where he continued his string of victories, especially over Senator Ted Cruz. Even the informal alliance of Cruz and Kasich against Trump fell apart at the beginning of its existence. Neither the West nor the East could be divided.
And it is hardly possible to recall when compatriots fought in the US presidential elections. Both Clinton and Trump are New Yorkers. However, the 'Iron Lady' of our time was born in Chicago, and then, to ease her career building, moved to the economic capital. In contrast, Trump is a native of New York.
The phenomenon of this man is quite easy to explain. He is a representative of the wealthy strata of the population, whose parents held no positions in the oligarchy. Donald worked his way up to billionaire through honest work, built entire complexes of buildings in New York and Chicago. He is an honest man, not afraid to speak about the vices of the 'brave new world' that has forgotten universal human values. He is a true American nationalist who will not meddle in the affairs of other states as long as his home country is not disturbed.
It is good for ordinary Americans to see a strong and confident candidate who has achieved the 'American dream' through a long and difficult path. Who is not afraid to tell the truth, who denounces the suicide of an entire nation that has been going on for almost 50 years. The ordinary people are tired of members of oligarchic lodges, including the Republican hawk Cruz, who had strong connections in Washington. Trump, however, knows how to convince his fierce opponents of his righteousness, who over time accepted his point of view. John McCain himself a few days ago decided to support his former opponent, as if forgetting that he criticized him just yesterday... Will the Grand Old Party have a new Lincoln or Reagan (whose student Trump is)?
But with Clinton, things are far from smooth. Obama and Sanders will try to create an alliance against her, not intending to forget her indifferent actions during the death of the American ambassador in Benghazi at the hands of Wahhabi sects. It smacks of aggressive foreign policy. According to a significant part of Democrats themselves, she is the most corrupt figure in their party. The conservative wing of the party criticizes the former first lady for her expertise on 'human rights', for the protection of which she became famous back in the 90s.
But she has extensive work experience, including in the second most important position in the US. The fact is that the vice president plays no serious role. He can replace his boss in case of resignation (Gerald Ford replaced Richard Nixon in 1974) or death, as Lyndon Johnson did in connection with the still controversial assassination of Kennedy in 1963. He can have the right to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate if the votes of its members are evenly split.
She is also popular thanks to her husband, who largely achieved public consensus among various groups and achieved economic growth. Here, the support of non-white minorities is not so important – and on Trump's side there are large numbers of blacks, Asians (who will prefer to vote for him), mestizos and mulattoes. The division between Clinton and Trump supporters does not lie in racial characteristics; taking this factor as a basis is not serious.
Everything here is much more complicated, and it is impossible to explain all the nuances of the election race now: too many updates in a short time.