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2016 Postmortem

GummyBearz

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12. I remember when people actually read newspapers

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 07:48 PM

Dec 2016

Just vaguely, but I remember it. 1980-something. Wait, they are still printing newspapers? And people actually pay for them? And those people are actually influencing national elections? wtf???

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Hey! Remember when ALMOST EVERY Newpaper Endorsed HRC? No? [View all] LaydeeBug Dec 2016 OP

You are dead right. triron Dec 2016 #1

I do cilla4progress Dec 2016 #2

i'm pretty sure the people who read those papers mostly voted for her JI7 Dec 2016 #3

The problem is not many read newspapers these days ProgressIsLeft Dec 2016 #4

The problem is Russia sent them fake news that they liked better so they believed it LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #5

I don't really buy the whole Russia thing TBH ProgressIsLeft Dec 2016 #14

Baloney. MILLIONS read them, both paper and online. duffyduff Dec 2016 #10

Millions? Sure. However most American's these days don't ProgressIsLeft Dec 2016 #15

The problem is you have highjacked the meaning of the OP in order to split the hair LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #17

Those that listen to talk radio distrust any real news. True_Blue Dec 2016 #6

You are right Takket Dec 2016 #16

as usual, we underestimated just how vile Republicans are and how superficial most voters are Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #7

Shows how much people read newspapers I guess Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2016 #8

shows that they were fucking with the ballot boxes (again) nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #9

Most do. You forget many people also read them online. n/t duffyduff Dec 2016 #11

I remember when people actually read newspapers GummyBearz Dec 2016 #12

I remember when a majority of households MineralMan Dec 2016 #13