Can you imagine the response if a President Elect Hillary acted even a little like Trump has? If she put out even one childish tweet? If there was even a hint of the kinds of rumors about kompromat or direct ties to, say, Chinese influence -- let alone a real (whether or not it's legitimate information) dossier passed from John McCain to intelligence agencies? If the first white house press conference went even a little bit like how Trump's went? If she threatened to put Trump in jail to his face on live TV and then immediately backpedaled after being elected? If her approval rating was as low as Trump's is, and she accused the media of rigging approval polls? Imagine her picking Tillerson and people from Goldman Sachs for her cabinet.
If you want to talk about hypothetical double standards I want to get to the bottom of this one first.
My point was more around the shotgun blast of campaign promises she put out. How should we measure that? If Trump nails even a few of his promises, he might arguably meet more of his campaign promises than HRC would have.
Yes there absolutely is a double standard here. Trump is not judged the same as a career politician.
He needs to be, despite the fact that at times he's acted like his Presidency is something he'll fit in around everything else he has going on.
And you can't really point to HRC and say that she put out a shotgun blast of campaign promises. Trump has done the same.
I won't argue that in any case, increased monitoring and accountability of those in positions of power and / or influence should be something we strive for, regardless of affiliation.
If you want to talk about hypothetical double standards I want to get to the bottom of this one first.