US Presidential Election Nov 6th

[Lilith7]

I just do not understand why he is allowed to even be a candidate. That makes America look like some kind of banana republic where the lawless can bully through the social systems without any barriers to their wrongdoing.

I may have a wide conservative streak running through my radical leftism.

I don't know either, but I suspect it might be because when they set up their political system it simply didn't enter aynone's head that someday, there might be a convicted criminal seeking election as President. And really, up till now it did seem highly unlikely.

But I'm not sure that's conservatism, more common sense - although it should depend on the crime, anything serious becomes an immediate hell no.

Because Uruguay's former president Jose Mujica had committed crimes when he was a young radical & was imprisoned for several years, but went on to become one of the most widely admired Presidents.