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While this might seem like heresy to many democrats, I have honestly been wondering, if I should be hoping for a Trump win.

Cons:
- Trump is a wild card, and there is no telling what he might do when in power. Ban muslims entering the country ? Start either trade wars or actual wars with various countries ? Begin deporting millions of illegal aliens ? Stop all policies/treaties related to climate change ?
- Trump would get to pick the next supreme court justice ...

No doubt the possible cons are significant, but so are the pros.

Pros:
- If Hillary wins she will get democrats to compromise on a lot of core issues (trade, social programs, foreign policy), which they never do under a republican president
- If Hillary wins in 2016, the Democrats are very unlikely to win again in 2020, and that's a crucial election since it's a census year. When Republicans won in 2010, they were able to guarantee control of the house for 10 years through their gerrymandering
- Hillary winning means at least 8 years without a liberal president, while Trump winning would open the door for an actual liberal in 2020

Politics is local; while the national election will have to do with who's on the ballot for president, state representatives really isn't the same game; I don't think Hillary's election is relevant for the census.

Given - both candidates are bad.
Given - both candidates have proposed some pretty significant policies that would have far-reaching (and unpopular to many) consequenced

Therefore - I hope that one party wins the White House, and the other gets a supermajority in one Congressional chamber, or simple majorities in both.

Seriously, that may decide for whom I vote for President - who is projected to win the chambers?

it's cute how you keep insisting on gridlock while we fall further and further behind because of your 'got mine, f**k you' mentality to the other 300 million americans.

Oh, and to your second assertion, nope, just f**k this guy in particular.