Trump could be triumphant based on US electorate’s hatred of Hillary

Trump faces a media audience that has already given him a fool’s pass, writes Fergus Finlay.

ROGER ANGELL is an old man — 96 years of age. A former soldier, he has written for the New Yorker magazine for more than 70 years. He cast his first vote for Franklin Roosevelt, and in this election — which he describes as the most important of his long lifetime — he will vote for Hillary Clinton, with alacrity and confidence, as he puts it.

“From the beginning,” he says. “her life has been devoted to public service and to improving the lives of children and the disadvantaged. She is intelligent, strong, profoundly informed, and extraordinarily experienced in the challenges and risks of our lurching, restlessly altering world …”