The Big Con: what is really at stake in this US election Read moreTheories abound for why Trump decided to run for office. His measly three delegates in the Republican primary election – 0.2% of the total needed to secure the nomination – were to cost $50m a piece. Fifteen other candidates copied his ignominious exit from a one-sided Republican primary that felt like an election all of its own. What if either Trump or Clinton had been up against a candidate with more natural charisma – a regular politician? Sanders and Trump were to win there by record landslides that continued to worry the Clinton campaign up until the general election.

Source: The Guardian November 08, 2016 17:00 UTC