It's probably not my place to comment as I'm not a USA voter. I do follow politics there, however, because the USA, regardless of what it does - rightly or wrongly - remains a leading, if not *the* leading nation in the World.

I admit to being bewildered that Trump could ever have been elected and even more-so that he is the front runner for the right-wing debacle known as the GOP. Old, yes. Grand - not so much, I think.

I do wonder what the Democrats are doing. They seem to be very quiet to me, though that may be because I only get to watch from afar.

It appears to me that Biden has done some good things, despite having lost a House majority. At the same time, I can't see him winning a second term if Trump remains his opponent - and given Trump's apparent ability to worm his way out of any transgresssion, I think it is likely that he will be the GOP nominee. (I must admit, too, that I am highly disturbed at Biden supporting Israel's genocide attempts in Gaza.)

That makes me ask, is there an alternative to Biden with a chance of winning against Trump. Despite feeling that you have probably summed up Hilary Clinton fairly appropriately, wouldn't she have a chance to defeat Trump this time? My impression from over here in Australia was that there was a significant amount of disappointment at her loss and that it was a smear campaign that did most damage.

Surely, no-one could be worse than Trump - or am I missing something? Even assuming that your antipathy to Hilary Clinton is valid, wouldn't it be valuable to have a female president at last - and are there any other women who might have a chance?

Excuse me, please, if I'm being inadvertently naive or ignorant. I have followed politics around the World for around 60 years of my adult life but claim no expert understanding. I'd welcome any comments that can clarify the situation for me.

Thank you for your post. ☮️