Now that both parties have settled on official candidates, we're going to try and keep discussion to just two megathreads; American election threads are currently 1/4 of GenOT, which is drowning out other subjects.
This thread has been designated for discussion of the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, and his policy platform and so forth. We have another thread here for discussion the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton.
A few things before we kick off;
1> Flaming other users, no matter how much you disagree, is not okay. If you're that angry, just take a breather.
2> There's a difference between "valid criticism" and "political bashing". And the latter is against site rules. These threads are not excuses to be abusive to each other. Everyone has to play nice. "I disagree with X because of Y and Z" is criticism. "All Y are idiots and want to destroy the world" is bashing. It's not all that subtle a difference.
3> Please try and keep the discussion separated. You can reference the other party/candidate for comparison's sake, but actual discussion of the other platform or candidate should be in their respective thread.
4> The discussion is about the elections; if you want to talk about other candidates who failed to make the grade and such, that's fine, as long as we maintain the separation by party. The candidates are listed because it's expected they'll be primary focuses, and because it makes for easier searching and such.
Links up front is probably a good idea:
His campaign site:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/
Donald Trump on Politifact:
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/
Mike Pence on Politifact:
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/mike-pence/
Republican Party Platform (will be updated later this summer):
https://www.gop.com/platform/