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SleeplessinSoCal

(9,677 posts)
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 12:57 PM Dec 2016

Reach out to Trump Voters who know they got conned NOW!

The Electoral College can still reject him. They need to be told by his supporters in the swing states that they were conned. The Carrier "deal" and his Wall Street Cabinet picks clearly show a con job on them.

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Reach out to Trump Voters who know they got conned NOW! (Original Post) SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 OP
I don't know any supporters who yet believe they've been conned. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #1
Texas is no swing state. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #4
IF they can be made to understand what is really happening to them. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #6
Their not being able to be made to understand is like the essence of their being. brewens Dec 2016 #9
Exactly, and we all must suffer with them. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #16
Same here and I'm in Illinois. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #15
A LOT more time AND we absolutely can't TELL them Cosmocat Dec 2016 #18
Seriously! hamsterjill Dec 2016 #19
I say talk to them about the consequences of losing health care for themselves, thier riversedge Dec 2016 #2
They need a list of promises broken BEFORE taking office. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #7
Yeah right Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #3
Really, the Trump voters do not have a clue they were conned. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #5
Wrong. There are some very compelling accounts of betrayal. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #8
What happened with the Carrier deal? 57% of Indiana voted for him... jmg257 Dec 2016 #10
They don't know that they have been conned--yet. But it's coming. nt asuhornets Dec 2016 #11
They still believe in him. They look at facebook friends Pisces Dec 2016 #12
If they voted for him after everything he did in the campaign, nothing he's done so far... TwilightZone Dec 2016 #13
THIS Cosmocat Dec 2016 #20
Those who were conned by Don..... NCTraveler Dec 2016 #14
Even if the electoral college picks Hillary, we will still get Trump Amishman Dec 2016 #17
THIS! Cosmocat Dec 2016 #21
This factor is killing me and has caused a real break with family. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #24
All the Trump Humpers I know are still singing his praises. Coventina Dec 2016 #22
The 80,000 votes that tipped the scale came from Democrats. Change votes. anti NAFTA votes SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #23

hamsterjill

(15,510 posts)
1. I don't know any supporters who yet believe they've been conned.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:01 PM
Dec 2016

Honey, I live in Texas and the Trump supporters here haven't figured anything out yet. They're gonna need a little more time, and a lot more of being screwed by their flaming orange hero before they finally understand things.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,677 posts)
4. Texas is no swing state.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:06 PM
Dec 2016

The swing states, specifically Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio ought to go blue very soon if they get the true story about his picks and the lousy deal he made right out of the gate.

hamsterjill

(15,510 posts)
6. IF they can be made to understand what is really happening to them.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:09 PM
Dec 2016

Let's hope that you are correct! But I have some serious doubts about ANY Trump supporters changing their minds this early.

 

brewens

(15,359 posts)
9. Their not being able to be made to understand is like the essence of their being.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:13 PM
Dec 2016

Too early. They have to see it for themselves. That can take quite awhile.

Cosmocat

(14,971 posts)
18. A LOT more time AND we absolutely can't TELL them
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 03:47 PM
Dec 2016

because that kind of stupid is the kind of stupid where they will reflexively dig their heels in even harder is a liberal tells them they are wrong ...

Seriously.

hamsterjill

(15,510 posts)
19. Seriously!
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 03:48 PM
Dec 2016

You are spot on in your assertion! That is exactly the mentality that we are dealing with.

riversedge

(73,137 posts)
2. I say talk to them about the consequences of losing health care for themselves, thier
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:03 PM
Dec 2016

families and friends--see the latest poll in LBN. Says may like lots of provisions of ACA

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,677 posts)
7. They need a list of promises broken BEFORE taking office.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:10 PM
Dec 2016

They have an opportunity to keep Healthcare, Medicare and Social Security. And keep Wall Street out of the,White House if the make it known the Electoral College can stop the Con Man from "swearing" in.

Imagine the laughter upon his taking the oath of office.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,729 posts)
5. Really, the Trump voters do not have a clue they were conned.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:08 PM
Dec 2016

I have a cousin whose only child was adopted from Guatemala. He's in second or third grade at this point, and she is just FURIOUS that kids at his school are telling him to go back to Mexico. I don't think she gets the connection between who she voted for and what her son is being subject to.

Pisces

(5,833 posts)
12. They still believe in him. They look at facebook friends
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:30 PM
Dec 2016

For news. Those friends told them 3 million illegals voted!!

TwilightZone

(28,833 posts)
13. If they voted for him after everything he did in the campaign, nothing he's done so far...
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:33 PM
Dec 2016

is going to sway them.

Some of these people literally believe that the hand of God elected Trump. They'll just see his constant hypocrisy as part of the plan.

Cosmocat

(14,971 posts)
20. THIS
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 03:49 PM
Dec 2016

our local newspaper did a piece talking to people about the drain the swamp thing and all his picks being the usual types, and every single person they quoated, a half dozen, all said they LOVED the drain the swamp stuff during his campaign AND were VERY accepting of him using the same types, it just makes sense, don't you know!

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
14. Those who were conned by Don.....
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:50 PM
Dec 2016

They were so easily conned because of their hatred toward Clinton/liberal/progressive/women/etc. They might be figuring out the were conned but are so mentally bankrupt that it will mean very little.

K&R. We do need to recognize those who are pissed at how they were conned.

Amishman

(5,816 posts)
17. Even if the electoral college picks Hillary, we will still get Trump
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 03:40 PM
Dec 2016

The House ratifies the electoral college decision. Even if enough electors go rogue to pick Hillary, the House just declares it invalid due to tampering and it's President Orangeass.

We need to quit being in denial, quit screaming racist, quit the temper tantrums in general... And come up with a fucking plan.

Cosmocat

(14,971 posts)
21. THIS!
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 03:54 PM
Dec 2016

On the 1 in a 1,000,000,000 there is a recount that gets Hillary the EV win, the Rs WILL still move Trump forward.

Its over, and people are just covering their ears, jumping up and down screaming BUT HILLARY WON THE POPULAR VOTE stuff.

Yeah, she did, but at the end of the day only about 60 million americas voted AGAINST trump. The Johnson, Stein voters and people who didn't vote were absolutely willing to have the POS as POTUS, and that is a 2 to 1 ratio greater than Hillary voters.

AND, that does not even factor in that BOTH prior to and after November 8, this country saw fit to give Rs full control of the House and senate, governors and state houses and senates.

I don't know what the answer is, but people have to grasp the reality that this country has CHOSEN, full on, to be an authoritarian, fascist state.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,677 posts)
24. This factor is killing me and has caused a real break with family.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 07:36 PM
Dec 2016

They just want to forget about politics and carry on like normal.

We may lose everything.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,677 posts)
23. The 80,000 votes that tipped the scale came from Democrats. Change votes. anti NAFTA votes
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 07:31 PM
Dec 2016

Making the case to protect the safety net from Wall Street appointees once and for all time ought to be blaring right now from the House of Representatives via Twitter, carrier pigeon, and any method that is available.

Phone calling as if the election was next week. Get the truth out. Another 500,000 could make a difference in 2018.

And what kind of new jobs besides scamming people - baby boomers mostly - will be out there now?

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