2016 Postmortem Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

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It continues: Stricter voter identification law passes House ( Michigan) 24 mfcorey1 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2942

If you think HRC focused on social justice more than economic justice [View all] 72 La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 Dec 2016 34 6298

Democrats Need to Embrace Progressivism or Else Move Out of the Way 39 portlander23 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 12 3593

Harry Reids Farewell Address Warns Against Dangers Of The Trump Era 2 UCmeNdc Dec 2016 Dec 2016 9 1770

Daily Kos: Arizona Republic - "37 votes can take presidency from Trump... That's All it Will Take: 9 Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 10 3007

I think Hillary really won MI, PA, WI, and FL but the GOP counts the vote [View all] 66 UCmeNdc Dec 2016 Dec 2016 41 8330

"It is certainly plausible that if Trump simply sold off his company in toto, he'd be in debt" 11 CreekDog Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 3258

Trump wants to read your messages. Download Signal to thwart him 7 Stellar Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2804

Judge: "vulnerability of our system of voting poses the threat of a potentially devastating attack" 4 Coyotl Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1524

To just write off white working class folks or ANY group ANYWHERE is STUPID. Here is why: 45 RBInMaine Dec 2016 Dec 2016 13 5500

Bernie's new push -- a "Brand New Congress" 22 Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 7 2957

75.3% of voters turned out in CA -- giving Hillary 4.2 million more votes than DT. 19 pnwmom Dec 2016 Dec 2016 25 3744

With all the talk about "the middle" this campaign season, it's interesting to note that... 4 TwilightZone Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 1713

Van Jones Knows What We Have to Do Next 8 Dems to Win Dec 2016 Dec 2016 8 2879

Garrison Keillor: Life after the election Garrison Keillor 1 liberal N proud Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 1607

F*ck him: Kathy Griffin heckles Megyn Kelly for Trump praise at Women in Entertainment event 24 still_one Dec 2016 Dec 2016 71 4090

Trump Is the Least Popular President-Elect in Modern American History 19 pbmus Dec 2016 Dec 2016 23 3891

Putin to be guest speaker at inauguration. 21 tavernier Dec 2016 Dec 2016 29 3905

After this nightmare, I am now inclined toward states rights. I know this is terribly selfish, 18 still_one Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2209

Jill Stein is simply promoting the Green Party while validating the election. 10 NCTraveler Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1916

Things I Blame For Hillary Clintons Loss, Ranked (Huff Po) [View all] 139 Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 50 15621

The Trumpsters trump land... 0 pbmus Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 1297

Former Obama backers in blue-collar Trumbull County now pinning their hopes on Donald Trump [View all] 86 think Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 8648

Bernie Sanders Urges Students Demand Progressive Voices Be Heard 21 portlander23 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 6 2188

The 'Springsteen paradox' that explains why Trump won Michigan 8 portlander23 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 9 2300

The hustlers, huckster and hacks who helped elect Trump 9 mcar Dec 2016 Dec 2016 6 1588

What did OBAMA do differently in '08 from Hillary in 2016? [View all] 134 yurbud Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 14092

QUESTION: Is Voter Suppression a... FORM... of election fraud? (poll) (Poll) 10 uponit7771 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2065

Pretending Russia's Hacking of the election is no biggie lets them frame the Narrative 8 LaydeeBug Dec 2016 Dec 2016 6 1067

What Centering The White Working Class Would Mean For Democrats 16 La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 Dec 2016 7 2128

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Election 2016 - A lesson for progressives from North Carolina 1 Persondem Dec 2016 Dec 2016 11 1367

Democrats Drop A Truth Bomb By Calling Out Overwhelming Evidence Of Russia Election Meddling 39 Iamaartist Dec 2016 Dec 2016 39 5288

The Electoral College has become the opposite of what Founders envisioned 22 kentuck Dec 2016 Dec 2016 19 2731

U.S. 2016 Unadjusted Exit Poll Discrepancies Fit Political, not Statistical, Patterns 27 Coyotl Dec 2016 Dec 2016 17 5294

The Atlantic: The Dangerous Myth That Hillary Ignored the Working Class. 7 pnwmom Dec 2016 Dec 2016 17 1935

As Far As Russia Goes 22 Exilednight Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1625

Who are we? Who are the Democrats? 8 TXCritter Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 1768

So Trump's labor secretary is against minimum wage, opposes overtime rules, and blames the 6 still_one Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1502

Recent David Pakman video: "Trump Electoral Panic Grows, Clinton Camp Briefed on Elector Revolt" 0 Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 1919

Montini: 37 votes can take presidency from Trump. Still like the Electoral College? 2 Coyotl Dec 2016 Dec 2016 14 1794

What I'd LOVE to see Big Dem donors doing NOW for the 2018 Midterms (and beyond)... 11 Grown2Hate Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 1491

"Views about race mattered more in electing Trump than in electing Obama" (WaPo) 2 JustinL Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 1495

I am still not quite sure how we lost the election [View all] 60 Peacetrain Dec 2016 Dec 2016 12 5481

Holocaust attorney sues FBI over election interference that could lead to impeachment of Trump 7 still_one Dec 2016 Dec 2016 10 2068

Bernie Sanders On Donald Trump's Filthy Rich Cabinet All In MSNBC 0 UCmeNdc Dec 2016 Dec 2016 7 1096

Study: Clinton-Trump coverage was a feast of false equivalency 18 TomCADem Dec 2016 Dec 2016 15 3052

From Daily Kos: State of the Recount: Michigan halted, hearing in PA, WI 70% complete (accurate?) 13 Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2764

After the defeat of Hillary Clinton, what should the US left do next? [View all] 68 portlander23 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 6 6143

Constitutional Lawyer: It's an "Outrage" That Judge Halted Michigan Presidential Election Recount 4 flamingdem Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 1808

I have asked this question several times and haven't gotten anything like a response 49 dsc Dec 2016 Dec 2016 15 3596

Sanders campaign manager: Don't buy David Brock's blame game for Clinton loss 21 portlander23 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 12 2398

The rest of the planet doesn't care about your primary-related grudges. [View all] 70 geek tragedy Dec 2016 Dec 2016 131 10650

Are you ready for the Xian Theocracy? Because that's what's coming. 14 stopbush Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2233

Dredging the primary is the most important thing Dems can do right now. 18 RadiationTherapy Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 1824

How did the Democratic Party lose so bad? 17 UCmeNdc Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2282

Obama nailed it. No need to sugar coat it. [View all] 56 NCTraveler Dec 2016 Dec 2016 108 14179

Michigan recount is NOT dead: Jill Stein asks Michigan Supreme Court to resume it (Palmer Report) 8 California_Republic Dec 2016 Dec 2016 15 3495

Boycott! 4 jaxind Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1569

Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump: Pennsylvania now just 0.22% away from statewide recount 14 flamingdem Dec 2016 Dec 2016 35 3738

Buzzfeed : 58% of CLINTON voters BELIEVED fake news stories 6 bullwinkle428 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 1714

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Warren: Americans didnt give Democrats majority support so we could play dead 16 portlander23 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 34 2855

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 littlemissmartypants Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 1170

It's Obama's fault 11 Onlooker Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1822

I DON'T UNDERSTAND. what is with this Bernie is good/Hillary is bad all the sudden? [View all] 65 trueblue2007 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 7 6349

Now they say in MI no we just will not do a recount 2 UCmeNdc Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1506

My dearest cousin has Trumpgrets over his vote for Trump [View all] 162 bravenak Dec 2016 Dec 2016 123 19771

Why not more discussion of Greg Palast's compelling case that GOP stole 2016 election? [View all] 87 cloudythescribbler Dec 2016 Dec 2016 37 14688

Robert Reich Pleads With Trump To Quit It With The Petty And Vindictive Tweets 8 Coyotl Dec 2016 Dec 2016 12 2033

I see two possibilities for the Donald J. Trump Presidency 0 CreekDog Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1536

Greg Palast on election fraud 2 triron Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 1612

Woman voted for Trump because, Barack Obama had failed to end racism and poverty. 17 still_one Dec 2016 Dec 2016 14 2161

Loyalty above all. 3 kentuck Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1429

Here is what I'm going to do on January 20, 23rd and on and on. 7 shadowrider Dec 2016 Dec 2016 7 1638

Palmer report update: Wisconsin recount: officials admit to double counted votes, wrong color pens, 14 Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 28 5322

Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania Recounts 8 California_Republic Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 3151

Does anyone still consider VOX a credible source? 11 philosslayer Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 11151

There's no shading it, Harris County (Texas) went undeniably blue 24 TwilightZone Dec 2016 Dec 2016 23 2649

I think the "it ISN'T about economics" argument is, ultimately, a deeply right wing position. [View all] 53 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 9 7580

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