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2016 Postmortem

orleans

(34,959 posts) Sat Dec 10, 2016, 12:47 PM Dec 2016

"Michael Moore predicts Electoral College will deny Donald Trump"

don't know if this got posted yet

http://www.salon.com/2016/12/08/michael-moore-predicts-electoral-college-will-deny-donald-trump-hes-not-president-of-the-united-states-yet/

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"Michael Moore predicts Electoral College will deny Donald Trump" (Original Post) orleans Dec 2016 OP

Well he did predict he could win despite everyone saving Hillary had it in the bag. kimbutgar Dec 2016 #1

I have already seen this, although probably not on DU. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #2

I love Michael Moore, but he didn't actually make that prediction mtnsnake Dec 2016 #3

If ever there was a time for the Electoral College to do what it's designed to do, pnwest Dec 2016 #4

kimbutgar

(23,273 posts)

1. Well he did predict he could win despite everyone saving Hillary had it in the bag.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 12:54 PM

Dec 2016

Keeping my fingers crossed

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,727 posts)

2. I have already seen this, although probably not on DU.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 01:01 PM

Dec 2016

I do hope he's right again.

mtnsnake

(22,236 posts)

3. I love Michael Moore, but he didn't actually make that prediction

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 01:20 PM

Dec 2016

at least not in that video. Maybe I missed missed it, but all I heard him say after talking about the obsolete electoral college was that it was possible that something else crazy could happen between now and Jan 20th.

pnwest

(3,294 posts)

4. If ever there was a time for the Electoral College to do what it's designed to do,

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:00 PM

Dec 2016

this is it. If they don't, then they're utterly obsolete and pointless, and should be dispensed with post-haste. Pray they do the right thing.

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