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2016 Postmortem

Va Lefty

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27. I know did

Reply to sellitman (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 03:20 PM

Dec 2016

thought he would be easier to beat than Cruz. Just couldn't see all the bible thumpers voting for Comrade casino. Bill Mahr said on his show after the election "Don't ever say the American People aren't that dumb. They'll say I'll show you how dumb I can Be!"

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We didn't underestimate Trump. [View all] sellitman Dec 2016 OP

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #1

Bingo. Trump is just a symptom of The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #2

Yep. Orsino Dec 2016 #3

Fuckin' A Emilybemily Dec 2016 #4

all things considered, we did pretty well, with hillary getting notably more votes. unblock Dec 2016 #5

Democrats haven't had an electoral victory that didn't directly involve Obama or W in 20 years. k2qb3 Dec 2016 #6

No. We overestimated RUSSIA. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #7

yes, the RUssia thing was the biggest. JI7 Dec 2016 #20

I never underestimate the stupidity of the American voter mdbl Dec 2016 #8

Saddest post reply sellitman Dec 2016 #18

Yeah, all those red states that listen to Faux News all day and listen Auntie Bush Dec 2016 #29

The guy across the street from us is a prime example. redstatebluegirl Dec 2016 #30

No. (nt) YoungDemCA Dec 2016 #9

Yes PatSeg Dec 2016 #10

Trump is simply the end result of 20+years of right wing hate-talk radio, hadEnuf Dec 2016 #11

I can't disagree. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2016 #12

Hillary kicked Trump's butt. It was the GOP establishment that beat her by successfully selling StevieM Dec 2016 #13

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #14

I remember October quite differently HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #17

I thought Donald Trump would be a catastrophe for the Republican Party this election Martin Eden Dec 2016 #15

They liked it sellitman Dec 2016 #21

They liked much of what they saw, but were also blind to the consequences Martin Eden Dec 2016 #22

Yep already a crack in the dark side... The foreign workers at KingCons vineyard isn't going well uponit7771 Dec 2016 #25

Most aren't rational. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #32

I disagree. Exilednight Dec 2016 #16

Deplorable Dumbfuckistan. oasis Dec 2016 #19

They'll just blame Democrats or ignore it. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #23

Already started... Donald Trump hire foreign workers in vineyard uponit7771 Dec 2016 #24

you got that right MFM008 Dec 2016 #26

I know did Va Lefty Dec 2016 #27

You overestimated hillary bowens43 Dec 2016 #28

Sounds like a winning message for 2020! YoungDemCA Dec 2016 #31

Keith Ellison didn't underestimate Trump jfern Dec 2016 #33

I think both were and are true aikoaiko Dec 2016 #34

this election... djsunyc Dec 2016 #35