# Okay, you can admit it. This is the most entertaining election since FOREVER!

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 4, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-you-can-admit-it-this-is-the-most-entertaining-election-since-forever/767615 "2016-10-04T03:27:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-you-can-admit-it-this-is-the-most-entertaining-election-since-forever/767615/61 "2016-10-04T21:58:57Z")

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> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#):
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> And yah, entertaining in the sense of that old Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times!”

“When you’re born into this world, you’re given a ticket to the freak show.  
If you’re born in America you get a front row seat.”  
―George Carlin

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**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-you-can-admit-it-this-is-the-most-entertaining-election-since-forever/767615/62 "2016-10-04T23:56:42Z")

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I have to admit if it wasn’t for all the damage that Trump would cause globally, I would kind of wish for to win because his presidency would be hilarious. I mean can you imagine the stuff this guy would be saying week in and week out?

But yes like others the entertainment has lessened for me as I consider the possibility that Trump could win (although not so much of a chance). Also, as people have mentioned in other threads the spectre of Trump will be around for some time to come. I think we’ll see establishment types like Cruz go full Trump next election cycle. That’s scary.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-you-can-admit-it-this-is-the-most-entertaining-election-since-forever/767615/63 "2016-10-10T20:25:24Z")

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[From the NYT today](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/10/us/politics/republicans-trump.html):

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> Much of the [Republican] party appeared to be in a state of paralysis, uncertain of how to achieve political distance from Mr. Trump without enraging millions of voters who remained loyal to his campaign…

OK, I’m enjoying this now. 😃

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