The Aggravation of the US Presidential Election

Almost at the same time, a new series of Hillary Clinton emails and a new video with Donald Trump’s confession about women were posted on Friday evening.

Clinton’s emails, in terms of Ukrainian political standards, are nothing special. Just think about it; she states that she is for open borders and thinks that a politician must have a position for public discussion, and another position for private meetings and deliberations. Yesterday, during an Espresso TV interview, Georgiy Tuka complained to Olga Len that Ukraine does not have a norm where a politician thinks one thing, but publicly states another, and does something else.

But in the U.S., and especially for Clinton’s presidential campaign, and especially two days before the upcoming presidential debates on national television, such a position can be problematic.

First of all, Clinton is fighting for the votes of her ex-opponent Bernie Sanders. These people are very close in their conviction to that of Trump, in terms of believing that free trade and open borders are evil; almost like a worldwide evil that takes jobs away from Americans.

Secondly, not only will Trump have a chance to ask about Clinton’s position during the debates, but almost everyone will have a chance to ask Clinton before the end of her political career, if her stated opinion is public position or private.

This is an issue of moral integrity and trust. Without a trustworthy politician, not only politicians, but also citizens know what can happen — Ukraine.

Trump is no better. Some people believe he is even worse than Hillary.

Do you remember Yanukovych’s anecdote about James Bond, women’s panties, and a clock rushing 15 minutes ahead? If not, it can be easily found on the internet. In this context, we can consider what Trump said in 2005 about his attitude toward women, his vocabulary and his language. Trump’s remarks are exponentially worse than what Yanukovych said.

The email response that immediately followed the compromising video and reports about the character of Trump’s relationship with women, and the stinging nature of those reports, have not dissipated yet. On the contrary, it's only the beginning.

Women voters are a priority for Trump’s presidential campaign. So, during the debate Sunday night, Clinton will have something she can use to ridicule the errant billionaire. (Maybe he is just a millionaire; who knows, because he hasn’t disclosed his tax returns yet.)

Formally, in the war of the presidential candidates’ ability to compromise, the score is 1-1. But consider the fact that Trump is still behind, and that women’s votes are more important for him in order to win than the votes of Sanders’ supporters are for Clinton to win. Some observers have even talked about Trump quitting the race as being a better end for him. Immediate discussion of Trump quitting gave rise to attendant issues such as how he would quit and what would happen if the candidate dropped out of the race in its final stage.

But we’ll leave this question aside, just because I don’t believe in CNN’s objectivity. No, I don’t see that CNN is politically obsessed with Clinton, but I can’t put aside the feeling that the leading U.S. media network and Clinton are working together in the fight against Trump.

That is Trump’s problem.

Following all of this, we can conclude that it’s only going to get more interesting and more spicy.