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2016 Postmortem

JI7

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8. i can based on what they themselves say and how they vote

Reply to whathehell (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 2, 2017, 04:52 AM

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In retrospect, the strongest argument that should have been made against electing Trump [View all] andym Jan 2017 OP

That might have worked, IF... Binkie The Clown Jan 2017 #1

You got that right. nt raccoon Jan 2017 #10

Hands off my MEDICARE! Tatiana Jan 2017 #25

It's not like Hillary, with her $1.2 BILLION campaign chest, couldn't afford to come up with some catchy bumpa stickers and a few hats. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #26

Sounds good to me. nt. andym Jan 2017 #30

mostly of his supporters were voting against the safety net since they see it as minorities taking JI7 Jan 2017 #2

Actually, Trump promised to protect Social Security & Medicare whathehell Jan 2017 #4

they don't see those or anything they personally get as govt programs. this is why they didn't think JI7 Jan 2017 #5

I can't be sure what's in their heads whathehell Jan 2017 #7

i can based on what they themselves say and how they vote JI7 Jan 2017 #8

Depends on how monolithic a group you think "they" are.. whathehell Jan 2017 #9

Many claim their trump vote was for economic reasons, but IMO it was to make America white . . . brush Jan 2017 #11

I think they voted for him for more than one reason.. whathehell Jan 2017 #16

And you yours brush Jan 2017 #18

Yes it is.. whathehell Jan 2017 #19

Cool. brush Jan 2017 #20

People get uncomfortable when discussing race in this country Yavin4 Jan 2017 #34

Im amazed how much the campaign was just a game to him. Beartracks Jan 2017 #12

Got that right... as sad as that is. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #13

Kaine did the conventional thing during the VP debate exboyfil Jan 2017 #3

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, oh what a party we'd have!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #14

DT was also lying about this -- saying that he had no intention to touch Social Security pnwmom Jan 2017 #6

The Fuhrer-Elect lie?!?! I'm shocked!! Shocked I tell you!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #15

Nope. The media is in cahoots with the KGOP and have been for years LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #17

Not elected but 'election' triron Jan 2017 #21

You're right...but doing that would require our "expert" Democratic strategists to accept... Ken Burch Jan 2017 #22

The problem with that theory is that no states voted differently for mythology Jan 2017 #23

But the GOP victories go hand in hand with a lack of fear of the consequences andym Jan 2017 #24

My view deist99 Jan 2017 #27

Incumbent presidents are tough to beat... Yurovsky Jan 2017 #28

Yes-- if the US is not in a recession andym Jan 2017 #29

Except that a lot of rep voters blue cat Jan 2017 #31

It's true that a lot of people have been convinced that less government is good andym Jan 2017 #32

It would help if there were democrats blue cat Jan 2017 #33

Very true. Willie Pep Jan 2017 #35