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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Anyone but Hillary [View all]DemonGoddess
(5,123 posts)109. This election was
ALL about keeping WHITE MEN in power. More than anything. As to the rural disconnect, I live in a relatively rural area in a rust belt state. Lemme tell ya, these people are not reachable by us. They grab onto the latest CT as long as it serves their agenda of keeping women behind men, POC less than human, and foetus rights. Let's not forget the "gay sinners" here either
Makes me sick to my stomach.
We want to really make a difference in these areas? Enforce separation of church and state, to begin with. Make it so these pastors that preach politics from the pulpit IMMEDIATELY lose their tax exempt status.
Sorry she, went on a bit of a rant!
Love ya!
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After a Chinese jet rams an American fighter, he can invade Iran and declare martial law at home.
NBachers
Dec 2016
#1
It didn't help that Panetta's campaign strategy was to take blue collar workers for granted and basically ignore them, especially in the midwest.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#20
No, actually saying this makes me feel like shit knowing that we could of won - despite other negative factors, no question - but lost to the worst racist Nazi candidate Rethugs have ever put up...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#94
Thank you Yurovsky! You said it WAY better than I... I'm seething that we're stuck with that racist pig as the Fuhrer-Elect... SO easily avoidable!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#128
So, just about everyone admits that there was something going on and Clinton should have won....
George II
Dec 2016
#62
All I'm saying is if Hillary spent MORE time defending the "Blue Wall," and talking to working-class people, especially those in the rust belt, Hillary would've, could've, should've won...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#93
The weekend before the election Clinton was projected to get about 340+ Electoral Votes....
George II
Dec 2016
#96
I was on the ground in PA for two months and had friends who had been in Ohio
lapucelle
Dec 2016
#121
Nope. There are 2 posters here that I know of who admitted they wrote in Bernie for President.
seaglass
Dec 2016
#61
"Keep on losing"? In case you didn't notice the election results on November 8....
George II
Dec 2016
#69
Well, pants suites right? what about emails? no? .... ummm speeches? well dammit! /sarcasm
uponit7771
Dec 2016
#37
Yep. they're the ones who should be investigated. Especially Comey . . . for treason.
brush
Dec 2016
#77
They said some shit like that, she was scuritnized for even the smallest shit
uponit7771
Dec 2016
#46
Who was an anybody but Hillary person? Somebody genuinely on the left preferred Republicans to
JCanete
Dec 2016
#53
We are now captives of a military junta. There's good reason that he's filling all these cabinet &
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2016
#67
"Cabinet is full of know white leaders". Nooooooo not whites. Say it aint so. Now were dooomed :(
jack_krass
Dec 2016
#107
"(The DNC) cheating Bernie out of the GE (which he would have won)" Hows that working?
jack_krass
Dec 2016
#108
The people who opposed Clinton will get proof that she is far better than Trump
Gothmog
Dec 2016
#110