Presidential race paints ‘dismal looking future’ for US: Analyst

US presidential candidates like presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, his possible Democratic rival in the race for the White House, paint a “dismal looking” future for America, says a political commentator and researcher in New York.

Frank O’Brien made the remarks while discussing Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ refusal to endorse Clinton.

This is while US Vice President Joe Biden had claimed that the Vermont senator is ready to endorse the former secretary of state.

“Bernie Sanders has already been setting himself up for failure,” O’Brien told Press TV on Friday, adding that the Vermont senator has secretly agreed to endorse the former first lady since a long time ago.

Sanders pledged to work together with her to defeat presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, after President Barack Obama officially endorsed Clinton’s bid for the White House in early June.

Describing a Trump presidency as a "disaster," the Vermont senator said he would "work as hard as I can to make sure that Donald Trump does not become president of the United States."

This is while throughout the primary campaign, Sanders had promised to continue his White House bid regardless of Clinton’s delegate count.

O’Brien said that Sanders was never going to fully concentrate on becoming a president as it was not his mission.

“It seems pretty sure from my research that he has never intended to make it to the presidency or be a complete presidential candidate,” the researcher noted.

He added that with candidates of Trump and Clinton’s quality, a “dismal-looking” future was awaiting the US.

“People, according to the polls, hate both of them truly more than they have hated any other two presidential candidates in history,” he added.

Both Trump and Clinton are viewed unfavorably by nearly 60 percent of US voters, while fewer than 30 percent would be excited by either candidate’s presidency, according to a CNN/ORC poll released on June 21.

The poll also found that 56 percent would be afraid and also feel embarrassed if Trump is elected, while 46 percent feel the same about Clinton.

Moreover, neither candidate has gained universal support within their own party.

Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters, 55 percent say they would pick Clinton as their party's nominee, whereas 43 percent say they would pick Democratic rival Bernie Sanders.

On the Republican side, 51 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters say the party should nominate Trump and 48 percent would prefer someone else.

“Basically a lot of people are talking about going to Canada or trying to move out of the country; the ones who really truly hate them and have the money to do so,” O’Brien said.

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