By William Lewis
It looks like Hillary Clinton will be the nominee of the Democratic Party for president. She has important advantages over other prospective candidates, including having served as U.S. senator from New York for eight years and as secretary of state for four years, in addition to having been first lady during Bill Clinton’s administration.
She is articulate and very knowledgeable about the issues. On the Republican side, Carly Fiorina was doing well after the first Republican presidential debate, but at present she seems to have dropped out of contention.
It would have been a very interesting race if Fiorina ran against Clinton.
It seems very unlikely that Clinton’s two Democratic primary opponents, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley, can stop her drive towards the nomination.
In the Republican presidential race, Donald Trump has been polling strongly in the states holding the earliest primaries. However, Ben Carson has gained significant support for the time being.
If Trump wins the early primaries in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, he will probably go on to win the Republican Party presidential nomination.
If the campaign next year for president turns out to be Clinton against Trump, it will probably be one of the most active, hard-fought campaigns we have ever had for president of the United States.
Up to this time, the most active, enthusiastic presidential campaign occurred in 1840 between Democratic candidate President Martin Van Buren and Whig Party candidate General William Henry Harrison. Harrison won by a narrow margin. The Whig Party later became the Republican Party.
The results of our 2016 presidential campaign will have a major effect on our county. It will also have a major effect on all races for the Senate, U.S. Congress, and state offices all over the nation. A major reason for this is the differences between Trump and Clinton on almost all major issues, including foreign policy, immigration, crime control and building our military.
In the Queens Republican Party, Robert Turner was elected county chairman at the recently held Republican county convention. He will now serve in that capacity for the next two years.
Turner feels that two of the most important aspects of his position is to unify the Queens Republican Party and develop candidates who can run for and win local elections.
It is not going to be easy since presently the Queens Republican Party only holds one City Council seat. Turner hopes to expand that. He is a former congressman and he intends to use that experience in running the Queens Republican Party.
In terms of politics, we are living through exciting times. Hopefully, that will encourage more people to be active in the campaigns and vote in the 2016 election and future elections.
