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2016 Postmortem

JI7

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2. so why support the candidate who is a free trade supporter and not the one who opposes trade ?

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 11:45 PM

Dec 2016

both candidates have an actual record on the issue.

and Ron Johnson doesn't try to deny his position on the issue either. he isn't like Trump . he is openly in favor of it.

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Why Did White Men Vote Against Russ Feingold ? [View all] JI7 Dec 2016 OP

Repubs have convinced much of America that trade is wholly responsible for blue collar job woes. LonePirate Dec 2016 #1

so why support the candidate who is a free trade supporter and not the one who opposes trade ? JI7 Dec 2016 #2

Everything about the top two races in WI makes no sense to me. LonePirate Dec 2016 #4

Can you imagine Trump or Johnson supporters having a nuanced discussion about trade? Garrett78 Dec 2016 #3

Deplorables bent on Making Apartheid Great Again. oasis Dec 2016 #5

No one wants to say it in these postmortem threads but non-progressive white men are the problem brush Dec 2016 #6