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2016 Postmortem

tenorly

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9. Sure; they're always a factor. But it was outright theft that put them over the top this time.

Reply to Akamai (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 1, 2017, 04:30 PM

Jan 2017

It was a little more subtle than the Bush/Liver Lips/Scaliar heist in 2000; but electoral fraud nonetheless.

The GOP hasn't spent that last 15 years pushing easily-hacked read-and-write software-equipped tabulation machines for nothing. They knew the day would come when they could make the difference for them.

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Now here is the A-lister... [View all] pbmus Jan 2017 OP

The world will miss his leadership, his calmness in the face of such hate. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #1

How on earth will we go from such class to the most epic piece of shit to hold office onecaliberal Jan 2017 #2

Who, moreover, owes his election entirely to KGB hacking. tenorly Jan 2017 #5

Exactly, and what will they bribe him for? onecaliberal Jan 2017 #6

Anything that crosses Putin's mind. tenorly Jan 2017 #7

And also, we can blame the awful Republican party and the greedy, uncaring mainstream media. Akamai Jan 2017 #8

Sure; they're always a factor. But it was outright theft that put them over the top this time. tenorly Jan 2017 #9

voter suppression -- Cross Check, etc. Yup. Here in Oregon, we want every legal person to vote, even Akamai Jan 2017 #12

Don't forget Castro AngryAmish Jan 2017 #10

Avoiding a Cold War redux is important. tenorly Jan 2017 #11

They go high MFM008 Jan 2017 #3

Such class and thoughtfulness. Now on to LuckyLib Jan 2017 #4