I thought Obamacare was supposed to fix that. But I have to say that eliminating pre-existing conditions was a real achievement. Hope it lasts.

Sure, but being part of the Prince family is a lot more chilling. By the way, her "guns in schools because grizzly bears" argument is probably informed by her mother, who lives part-time, up west of here in the thick of the bears. 

10% a year is about the typical amount it's risen every year of our adult lives. Cost to insure a family has risen 1000% since 1980. 

Also married to Dick DeVos, of Amway fame.

I just put 2 + 2 together and realized that Betsy DeVos is the sister of Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater.

I hope Trump knows what he is doing because Obama certainly didn't. Medical costs seem to be rising about 10% per year.

Putin Says Doesn’t Believe Trump Met Prostitutes in Russia

Trump is “a grown man, and secondly he’s someone who has been involved with beauty contests for many years and has met the most beautiful women in the world,” Putin said. “I find it hard to believe that he rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world.”

does this not apply to every president?

i'm not sure why people think the rhetoric is different or special this election cycle

negative politics have been with us for a long, long time

just search for any president's contradictions and/or historical presidential campaign insults, etc.

prepare for a laundry list and quotes that make this recent campaign look like a boy scout meeting

also the current president vowed repeatedly to de-escalate and stop the war

he didn't and in fact did the opposite and there were lethal consequences

where was the anti-war movement?

There is some truth to that, but the degree is different here, as is the scope.  Yes, lofty, general promises are made on the campaign trail that do not come to anything close to full fruition — e.g., I am going to change the culture in Washington; I will work across the aisle and bring unity; I will be completely transparent; I will spur the economy, bring jobs; etc.  And there have been specific promises that were voiced, and not realized, for whatever reasons — e.g., I will close Guantanamo..  Here, though, we had a candidate and now have a President-elect who is prone to say things for which his supporters say he  should not be held accountable for even saying, much less failing to do.   This has been Trump's political stock in trade:  Obama should produce his birth certificate to prove he was not born in Kenya; Ted Cruz's father may have been involved with Oswald in the assassination of JFK; Cruz is not eligible to be President  because born in Canada; Mexico will pay for the wall; I will prosecute Hillary as soon as I take office.