Hello, Mr President

There we go. Mr Trump is the 45th President of the United States. A man with no history of holding any elected post, was elected by the American Public to the highest public office in the Free World. Extraordinary. There is just something not right about this, isn't it?

There is really only one explanation. People are, frustrated. Frustrated with the "establishment". Frustrated with the lack of real progress in income, social mobility, and job security for the average Joe on the street. The gains made in the last 20-30 years of globalisation has fatten the pockets of corporates and executives, but not the average American mums and dads.

Huff Post predicted a 90% chance of a Clinton presidency. The lesson here, don't just listen to/hang out with like minded people. If you know your history, you will not be surprised by how the polls got it so wrong. Remember Literary Digest's poll in 1936....?