Historical embarrassment down to wire for main US parties: Analyst

US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will thrash Republican candidate Donald Trump in the electoral college but if so many voters stay home or vote for a third party, the November 8 election will turn out to be an historical embarrassment for both main parties, from beginning to end, according to Myles Hoenig, a political analyst and activist.

“It won’t be a surprise if Clinton does give Trump a ‘thumping’ in the election as President Obama hopes for,” Hoenig told Press TV on Friday, because “Trump seems to be doing all he can to distance himself from the finishing line.”

“With his claim of a rigged election without any evidence and his continuing bullying of those he feels superior to, one seriously wonders what his true motivation is for running for president,” added Hoenig, who has been a lifelong advocate for social justice.

On Thursday evening, US President Barack Obama called for a thumping Clinton victory against Trump to repudiate the Republican presidential nominee’s "dangerous" claims of a rigged vote.

“We’ve got to do it big; there has to be no doubt. Because the Donald is whining that the one is going to be rigged before the game is even over,” he said at a rally in support of Clinton in Miami, Florida.

Hoenig said, “President Clinton in 1992 won the election with only 43%, a plurality but not a majority. The next President Clinton could very well surpass that so much is unknown. Is this election a runaway for Clinton or could it really be as close as it has been for the past several cycles leading up to the November date?”

“All the polling shows a landslide for Clinton but does not count the millions of millennials who are rarely polled. How many of the ‘basement dwelling’ Bernie supporters will stay home or vote for the Green Party candidate Jill Stein or less likely, Libertarian Gary Johnson?” the analyst observed.

“As the nominal head of the party, it is the president’s job to be an active supporter for his party’s nominee and any boasts, exaggerated or real, is for public consumption. This close to the election date most insiders pretty much know whether they’re backing a winner or a loser but their rhetoric suggests otherwise,” he stated.

“With the Podesta files [from WikiLeaks] coming out every day, even stalwart Clinton fans are dealing with the fact that their candidate would easily lose going up against any credible candidate on the other side. Her lying is legendary but the public is being reminded now every day, and new revelations seem to come out that only compounds the mistrust,” he continued.

WikiLeaks has released thousands of emails sent or received by Podesta, who is a long-term associate of the Clintons. The emails offer glimpses into the workings of the Clinton campaign, as well as shed more light on the mechanics of her time as the secretary of state.

“One scenario is that Clinton does ‘thump’ Trump in the electoral college but with so many staying home or voting third party, this election will come down as an historical embarrassment from the beginning to the end,” the commentator said in his concluding remarks.

With the presidential election just more than two weeks away, Trump has intensified his criticism of the American electoral system.

On Thursday, the GOP nominee said he will have the right to challenge the outcome of election if he feels it’s questionable. Hours later, Trump added fuel to the fire by saying that he would totally accept the results of presidential poll if he won.

According to a new poll released on Monday, 41 percent of American voters are saying the 2016 election could be "stolen" from Trump due to widespread voter fraud.

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