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2016 Postmortem

uponit7771

(92,380 posts) Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:15 AM Dec 2016

PPP - 67% of Trump voters say that unemployment increased during the Obama administration [View all]

[center]NOTE TO DNC: THEY ACTUALLY LIVE IN ANOTHER UNIVERSE !!!
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http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2016/12/trump-remains-unpopular-voters-prefer-obama-on-scotus-pick.html

Corrective Action - Hammer home economic messages and the contrast between dem and rep economic outcomes more than ever vs personalities.

Comey, Voter Suppression and Russia are still at the top of why the EC loss... those things dems can only control by pushing laws against them .. the one thing that dems can control is a focus on getting economic FACTS to everyone.

What say you?

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PPP - 67% of Trump voters say that unemployment increased during the Obama administration [View all] uponit7771 Dec 2016 OP

Poorly educated deplorables Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #1

there were a lot of facts out there NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #2

Yeah, media went over emails 3 times more than issues (link) uponit7771 Dec 2016 #3

The problem is that key people believed Trump's lies more than the truth CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #4

Trump knew most (like himself) don't read past the headlines - so he grabbed headlines which mostly bettyellen Dec 2016 #5

See...it's not ALL about racism... TCJ70 Dec 2016 #6

Yes, Thought about this after posting; why in the hell would that false info be so easy to believe?! uponit7771 Dec 2016 #8

Sexism was a bigger factor. duffyduff Dec 2016 #15

Never underestimate triron Dec 2016 #7

Yeah, these people tend to believe anything that's told to them by people they trust. The people .. uponit7771 Dec 2016 #13

Ow my balls!...nt SidDithers Dec 2016 #9

Lack of knowledge cuts deep andym Dec 2016 #10

Economic fact deniers are everywhere... including here at DU taught_me_patience Dec 2016 #11

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #12

Of course it didn't. Let's face it, these voters didn't vote on the economy. duffyduff Dec 2016 #14

YES!! That's the MAIN difference between PBO and HRC's prez run; PBO wasn't running against an uponit7771 Dec 2016 #17

The Democrats can't do shit if the media refuses to report it. duffyduff Dec 2016 #16

and i bet a good number(at least enough to change results) would have voted if they thought Trump JI7 Dec 2016 #18