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sheshe2

(87,623 posts)
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 02:21 AM Dec 2016

Anyone but Hillary

How is that working for you all?

Rump is creating international incidents a month before he is sworn in. China is flying nuclear bombers outside safe zones. Want to tell me how both parties are the same again?

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Anyone but Hillary (Original Post) sheshe2 Dec 2016 OP
After a Chinese jet rams an American fighter, he can invade Iran and declare martial law at home. NBachers Dec 2016 #1
Oh yes NBachers. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #2
I stopped LittleGirl Dec 2016 #6
I agree. Crying is a waste of time. cwydro Dec 2016 #24
well, I hope they don't mind cussing LittleGirl Dec 2016 #25
Trust me I can focus. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #85
Oh, but Hillary would totally have done WW3 by now because WARMONGER. betsuni Dec 2016 #3
K&R ffr Dec 2016 #4
It didn't help that Panetta's campaign strategy was to take blue collar workers for granted and basically ignore them, especially in the midwest. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #20
This is a false, totally bullshit claim EffieBlack Dec 2016 #57
Nailed it. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #78
No, actually saying this makes me feel like shit knowing that we could of won - despite other negative factors, no question - but lost to the worst racist Nazi candidate Rethugs have ever put up... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #94
Yikes! sheshe2 Dec 2016 #97
BoBs, no shows, and third party purists turn my stomach. lapucelle Dec 2016 #113
+1000 sheshe2 Dec 2016 #115
Exactly - not ONE campaign stop in Wisconsin after the primaries? Yurovsky Dec 2016 #127
Thank you Yurovsky! You said it WAY better than I... I'm seething that we're stuck with that racist pig as the Fuhrer-Elect... SO easily avoidable!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #128
+1000 stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #101
Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #58
So, just about everyone admits that there was something going on and Clinton should have won.... George II Dec 2016 #62
All I'm saying is if Hillary spent MORE time defending the "Blue Wall," and talking to working-class people, especially those in the rust belt, Hillary would've, could've, should've won... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #93
The weekend before the election Clinton was projected to get about 340+ Electoral Votes.... George II Dec 2016 #96
I was on the ground in PA for two months and had friends who had been in Ohio lapucelle Dec 2016 #121
Panetta? lapucelle Dec 2016 #103
Yes, thank you... I got the name wrong. Of course, yes, I meant Podesta. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #104
Both parties aren't the same, they never were. herding cats Dec 2016 #5
Good report, herding cats. brer cat Dec 2016 #23
Excellent post CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #35
That's pretty much my experience radical noodle Dec 2016 #98
Agreed-both parties are not the same Gothmog Dec 2016 #111
KnR Hekate Dec 2016 #7
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #8
Enjoy your brief stay revmclaren Dec 2016 #12
Oh Mirt..... revmclaren Dec 2016 #13
;) sheshe2 Dec 2016 #91
? BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #14
Just one of the many Trolls that have wandered in lately revmclaren Dec 2016 #15
I was on a jury for it BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #16
Ha! sheshe2 Dec 2016 #92
Clairification? sheshe2 Dec 2016 #87
It took just about all day for that to finally happen BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #100
. baldguy Dec 2016 #18
K&R Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2016 #9
Time to come together. tecelote Dec 2016 #10
Yes, we need to unite in opposition to Donny Tiny Hands. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #11
Except there are still a lot of attacks kcr Dec 2016 #28
+1 Martin Eden Dec 2016 #82
No kidding Stargazer09 Dec 2016 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author bowens43 Dec 2016 #19
As long as we keep treading water, we'll get nowhere. Vinca Dec 2016 #21
i hope it gets shut down on Jan. 21 0rganism Dec 2016 #60
Amen, sheshe2. Paladin Dec 2016 #22
Um, they're not here. zipplewrath Dec 2016 #26
If that's the case, then there's no problem. kcr Dec 2016 #29
Yup zipplewrath Dec 2016 #32
No melman Dec 2016 #36
the concern is that there's an implication that they are here. nt JCanete Dec 2016 #54
+1 progressoid Dec 2016 #52
Nope. There are 2 posters here that I know of who admitted they wrote in Bernie for President. seaglass Dec 2016 #61
Cool story, fella. LanternWaste Dec 2016 #106
Message deleted by author. pangaia Dec 2016 #27
I have been so sad. littlemissmartypants Dec 2016 #30
Say it loud and proud! NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #31
It's called reality zipplewrath Dec 2016 #33
Yes, I did mean the DLC NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #47
keep on losing zipplewrath Dec 2016 #49
I don't "have to admit" NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #55
"Keep on losing"? In case you didn't notice the election results on November 8.... George II Dec 2016 #69
Check out state houses zipplewrath Dec 2016 #73
You do realize that Hillary isn't going to run again, right? Ken Burch Dec 2016 #41
Okay I'll reply to the non-sequitur NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #48
You do realize that leopards don't change their spots, right? Cary Dec 2016 #79
Gurl. bravenak Dec 2016 #34
Hey they told us. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #70
Well, pants suites right? what about emails? no? .... ummm speeches? well dammit! /sarcasm uponit7771 Dec 2016 #37
She's under FBI investigation... liquid diamond Dec 2016 #38
Yeap, fuck the FBI... fuck em uponit7771 Dec 2016 #45
Yep. they're the ones who should be investigated. Especially Comey . . . for treason. brush Dec 2016 #77
(failed joke self-deleted.) Ken Burch Dec 2016 #40
They said some shit like that, she was scuritnized for even the smallest shit uponit7771 Dec 2016 #46
Wasn't meaning it like that. Just enjoying the inadvertent visual Ken Burch Dec 2016 #64
hmmm sheshe2 Dec 2016 #88
I was thinking "Pant Suites" could be the name of a chain of mall stores. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #90
Her voice!!!111 mcar Dec 2016 #63
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #66
Most of us aren't "Anyone but Hillary" Ken Burch Dec 2016 #39
Well, first of all, you were for her so this is not about you. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #43
So go over there zipplewrath Dec 2016 #50
Lecturing? sheshe2 Dec 2016 #56
Nah zipplewrath Dec 2016 #72
why would you feel the need to suggest where I am allowed to post? sheshe2 Dec 2016 #89
You must be good at yoga zipplewrath Dec 2016 #114
Because, duh, that would be hard. Why do the hard thing when closeupready Dec 2016 #117
Some people here attacked her till July and never really supported her. n/t pnwmom Dec 2016 #129
You are taking this so personally JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #51
+1 La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #122
The JPR people are still going strong Gothmog Dec 2016 #112
Plump's anti china strategy zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #42
Yup. nt sheshe2 Dec 2016 #44
imagine Trump handling the Cuban Missile Crisis Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #59
Who was an anybody but Hillary person? Somebody genuinely on the left preferred Republicans to JCanete Dec 2016 #53
That should make some of the return posters happy. AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #65
We are now captives of a military junta. There's good reason that he's filling all these cabinet & Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #67
So many voters used this excuse. HassleCat Dec 2016 #68
That clown is running his buisness out of the WH come 01/20/17. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #71
Yes to much Hillary hate treestar Dec 2016 #74
No LyndaG Dec 2016 #75
But, but, but ... NanceGreggs Dec 2016 #76
Anyone but Hillary sheshe2 Dec 2016 #81
"Cabinet is full of know white leaders". Nooooooo not whites. Say it aint so. Now were dooomed :( jack_krass Dec 2016 #107
Lewandowski was right! jaxind Dec 2016 #80
Terrifying! sheshe2 Dec 2016 #116
The electorate is just so ignorant and filled with hatred bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #83
But, but, but....Ben Ghazi.... CincyDem Dec 2016 #84
I don't know who is worse out of the 2 IronLionZion Dec 2016 #86
Oh, but her VOICE!!1 She either screams or whispers! Sad!! VOX Dec 2016 #95
We need a new "Miss me yet" meme... Beartracks Dec 2016 #99
Great Idea! sheshe2 Dec 2016 #105
Jill Stein can kiss my ass. nt oasis Dec 2016 #102
"(The DNC) cheating Bernie out of the GE (which he would have won)" Hows that working? jack_krass Dec 2016 #108
This election was DemonGoddess Dec 2016 #109
The people who opposed Clinton will get proof that she is far better than Trump Gothmog Dec 2016 #110
Sadly far to late. ;( sheshe2 Dec 2016 #118
I Was Thinking The Same About The 'Bernie Or Bust' PPL... Corey_Baker08 Dec 2016 #119
Please add... sheshe2 Dec 2016 #120
Done, There Is Just So Much Its Hard To Add It All... Corey_Baker08 Dec 2016 #123
Hey Corey... sheshe2 Dec 2016 #124
Thank-You Corey_Baker08 Dec 2016 #125
Hillary got the most votes... sfwriter Dec 2016 #126

NBachers

(18,142 posts)
1. After a Chinese jet rams an American fighter, he can invade Iran and declare martial law at home.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 02:43 AM
Dec 2016

He's lighting fuses all over the world. Which one will blow up first and give him and The Generals the excuse they're waiting for?

sheshe2

(87,623 posts)
2. Oh yes NBachers.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 03:10 AM
Dec 2016

I know where this is headed, that is why he stacked his cabinet that way.

I had a very long conversation with my Democratic, yet basically unpolitical sister tonight. She has been on top of this election and if she is going crazy, you know it is bad.

I have cried so many tears, I just feel empty right now and very frightened.

May we all try to find some peace and just hold on to each other right now.

sheshe2

(87,623 posts)
85. Trust me I can focus.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 10:52 PM
Dec 2016

A lot of shit going on in my life right now.

I will focus on them all and if I wish to cry then I will and pick myself up once again.

betsuni

(27,260 posts)
3. Oh, but Hillary would totally have done WW3 by now because WARMONGER.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 03:28 AM
Dec 2016

Fiddle-dee-dee. Warmonger, warmonger, warmonger -- this "Hillary is a warmonger" talk helped to spoil the election this year. I will not eat barbecue with them.

ffr

(23,127 posts)
4. K&R
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 03:30 AM
Dec 2016

Just enough votes bled off, as warned, to give the election to the person who shouldn't have been able to run for president in the first place. This could be our undoing.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,584 posts)
20. It didn't help that Panetta's campaign strategy was to take blue collar workers for granted and basically ignore them, especially in the midwest.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 07:30 AM
Dec 2016

We need a new strategy.

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
57. This is a false, totally bullshit claim
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 06:01 PM
Dec 2016

But keep saying it over and over again, if it makes you feel better.

The rest of us will continue operating in the reality-based world.

Oh - and I think you mean WHITE blue collar workers. That won't make your claim any less false, but at least get your terminology correct.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,584 posts)
94. No, actually saying this makes me feel like shit knowing that we could of won - despite other negative factors, no question - but lost to the worst racist Nazi candidate Rethugs have ever put up...
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:46 PM
Dec 2016

Why insult the working class, who are the same folks who helped make Obama the first African American President? Remind me, how many times did Hillary visit Wisconsin and Michigan compared to Obama? I would argue Obama showed us the way... Hillary's advisors did her no favors, sorry.

Turns my stomach to say this... certainly, no need to make insulting comments.

lapucelle

(19,534 posts)
113. BoBs, no shows, and third party purists turn my stomach.
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:48 AM
Dec 2016

They could have been heroes and chose to be spoilers. They are directly responsible for Trump's election.They have (and deserve) the contempt of the 65,000,000.

In September and October, I was part of the ground game in a blue color area of a swing state. I don't need armchair theorists expounding on what we did wrong. We could have used their help when it counted.

And by the way, Obama won those constituencies (in part) due to Clinton's help. They voted solidly for Clinton in the 2008 primaries. Hillary worked hard to turn out her voters for Obama's run in the general election. I remember that because I was there as well.

Yurovsky

(2,064 posts)
127. Exactly - not ONE campaign stop in Wisconsin after the primaries?
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 07:58 PM
Dec 2016

And as I've been told by a resident know-it-all, those people shouldn't need a campaign visit to know to vote Democrat... except, the reality is that campaign stops work ... If they didn't, why would candidates bother doing them? I'm sick and tired of people papering over the shitty decisions Robby Mook & John Podesta made in fucking up what should have been a cakewalk.

They got out-smarted by fucking Donald Trump.... let that sink in for a minute. And Trump spent HALF of what Team Clinton did... Neither Podesta nor Mook should ever be allowed within 100 miles of the decision-making apparatus of ANY Democratic campaign. They are the biggest pair of incompetent fucksticks to ever fuck up an election in my lifetime. Hillary should kick them both in the goddamn balls, just on principle...

WI, PA, & MI would have gone blue with minimal effort. This was totally preventable and 100% inexcusable. I'm mad as hell, and my ire is directed at the idiots who screwed the goddamn pooch here. America & the Democratic Party both deserved better.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,584 posts)
128. Thank you Yurovsky! You said it WAY better than I... I'm seething that we're stuck with that racist pig as the Fuhrer-Elect... SO easily avoidable!!
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 08:10 PM
Dec 2016

Response to InAbLuEsTaTe (Reply #20)

George II

(67,782 posts)
62. So, just about everyone admits that there was something going on and Clinton should have won....
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 06:47 PM
Dec 2016

....and you're complaining about a strategy that WORKED?

If Clinton would have won without the interference, what was wrong with her strategy?

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,584 posts)
93. All I'm saying is if Hillary spent MORE time defending the "Blue Wall," and talking to working-class people, especially those in the rust belt, Hillary would've, could've, should've won...
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:34 PM
Dec 2016

Yes, there were other factors that affected the outcome, but, nonetheless Hillary should have cruised to victory over the Orange Furher.

George II

(67,782 posts)
96. The weekend before the election Clinton was projected to get about 340+ Electoral Votes....
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:58 PM
Dec 2016

...and had something like a high 60s % chance of winning. Even halfway through election night she was still about 65% probability to win. She was ahead by anywhere from 5-10% ahead in most of the so-called swing states. Then around 9:30 or so things changed drastically. Within 30 minutes she was behind in just about every swing state.

lapucelle

(19,534 posts)
121. I was on the ground in PA for two months and had friends who had been in Ohio
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 05:42 PM
Dec 2016

since July. I'm going to respectfully suggest that you really don't know that much about what the campaign was actually doing. As for the media, why carry Hillary's policy speeches and small town hall events when you can get ratings with endless live coverage of the potential shit storm that was every Trump rally?

The Republicans
The Tea Party
The alt-right
Fake news outlets
Wikileaks
The Russians
The BoBs
The lazy no shows
The narcissistic no shows who only perform a basic and fundamental civic duty when they are "inspired"
The purists whose purity is somewhat lacking when it come to their preferred candidate
The odious Jill Stein
A corrupt and politicized FBI dropping a fabricated bombshell 10 days before the election

And I'll say it...

A former opponent with a strong following, largely absent from the general election campaign because he was busy writing his memoirs at his new lakefront vacation home so he could schedule a lucrative book tour for the week after the election.

And with all the help that Trump got, he still lost the popular vote.

I know who worked for Hillary and who worked against her. I'm at peace with the role I played in this election.

Are they? Are you?

lapucelle

(19,534 posts)
103. Panetta?
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 06:21 AM
Dec 2016

I think you mean John Podesta who ran Hillary's campaign. In August, Trump/Republican operative Roger Stone gave his twitter followers a heads up that the Russians would be targeting Podesta next via Wikileaks. I wonder why a Trump operative already had that information?

https://twitter.com/rogerjstonejr/status/767366825743097856

Leon Panetta is a Democrat who has served his country in a variety of high level roles and positions for decades. Panetta was booed during his speech at the Democratic convention by the BoBs and by Stein supporters who had purchased (via Craig's List) the credentials of of delegates who left the convention after the first night.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,584 posts)
104. Yes, thank you... I got the name wrong. Of course, yes, I meant Podesta.
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 06:33 AM
Dec 2016

... and, yes, it does make one wonder how Stone would have known that.

herding cats

(19,614 posts)
5. Both parties aren't the same, they never were.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 03:32 AM
Dec 2016

Yeah, I know, some people out there in the world are gonna swear they are because of their puritanical beliefs. It's not real, if it ever was. Reality has kicked our doors in, and it's not being gentle.

People live in regional bubbles. Which sometimes makes things prettier to their eyes than they really are. That's to be expected. I don't have such a privilege. I'm living in the midst of what some consider to be ground zero. I don't plan to sugar coat matters here.

The people I dealt were not just upset about economic related issues. Truthfully, that wasn't even a secondary discussion this year, if it was even mentioned. When it was mentioned it was by people who had been laid off due to the downturn in the oil industry. By majority, the people I spoke to were doing better than in 2007. They, basically said they hate us for our lack of understanding of them on racial equality, abortion, gay rights, immigration and guns. Just to name the top issues. They weren't shy about explaining it to me. Yes, people said they hate me, personally, for my political beliefs. That's a reality of being a leftist in rural America. It's a hostile environment. It's nothing like what people in secure blue regions think. I know, no one out there is still going to hear me, but at least once again I spoke out.

This is from a person who actually spoke to people in rural areas in 2016. I live there, and I worked my region. I'm not pretending to have a clue what motivated rural voters, just because I read an article. I'm being painfully frank.

brer cat

(26,317 posts)
23. Good report, herding cats.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 10:07 AM
Dec 2016

From my experience the dichotomy between rural and urban does indeed reflect our views on social issues. It is certainly no secret that rural people tend to be more insular, and those I know have always been distrustful and fearful of the influence of "outsiders."

When I was young during the 1950s - early '60s, the issues you listed were not on our radar, but the "big city" ways were hated by my rural relatives: they feared the sins we would import, the breaking down of family bonds as young people were lured away from the farms and small towns into the cities, the rejection of the evangelical beliefs that formed the core of their existence. They simply wanted to be left alone in their communities where patriarchy and preachers ruled.

The Civil Rights movement, women's liberation, gays coming out of the closet, immigrants settling into wider areas were imposed by outside forces and all threatened their traditional way of life. These are the issues, far more than economic ones, that influence their votes and led to their intense hatred of liberals. The Southern Strategy, which imo spread far beyond the south, was successful primarily because of racism but also because of the loss of local control. Racism attracted both suburban and rural voters to the republican party, but I think loathing of feminism, the hippie counter-culture, and liberalization of some religions strongly influenced rural sentiments.

Those that I know or suspect voted for Trump bring up only social issues. My bubble is the south, and maybe it is different in the rust belt and other areas.






CajunBlazer

(5,648 posts)
35. Excellent post
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 01:11 PM
Dec 2016

A very accurate and penetrating look at the political culture of rural America. Very well written as well. However, these folks usually vote Republican regardless.

radical noodle

(8,642 posts)
98. That's pretty much my experience
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 12:30 AM
Dec 2016

living in rural areas too. They don't like these "new" ways (changes) like gay marriage... even abortion. I heard a lot more from friends in the rural areas about guns (Hillary's going to take my guns) than anything. The NRA was really out there. We got a ton of stuff from them in Florida and it was vicious. Someone had to stand up to the gun lobby and I think she did the right thing, but she got hammered for it.

Gothmog

(154,644 posts)
111. Agreed-both parties are not the same
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:42 AM
Dec 2016

There is a clear difference between the parties and there was a clear difference between Hillary Clinton and trump

Response to sheshe2 (Original post)

revmclaren

(2,613 posts)
15. Just one of the many Trolls that have wandered in lately
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 06:10 AM
Dec 2016

and need to be shown the door. Just give it time.



BumRushDaShow

(142,669 posts)
16. I was on a jury for it
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 06:15 AM
Dec 2016


As a Philly native and current resident, I don't want my city's name blurted out in vain!

kcr

(15,522 posts)
28. Except there are still a lot of attacks
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 12:14 PM
Dec 2016

Dems didn't focus enough on insert-grudge-here, and that's why we lost. Hard to go forward with that going on. Pretending that there's this organized effort to bring everyone together is delusional.

Stargazer09

(2,160 posts)
17. No kidding
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 06:24 AM
Dec 2016

I had quite a few friends who were spouting the "anyone but Hillary" BS, but all of them changed their tune when rump got elected.

I guess they felt safe in assuming that the rest of America would be smart enough to cancel out their protest votes.

Response to sheshe2 (Original post)

Vinca

(51,079 posts)
21. As long as we keep treading water, we'll get nowhere.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 07:58 AM
Dec 2016

I would love this forum to be shut down so we can move beyond the past and try to get a vision for the future.

0rganism

(24,680 posts)
60. i hope it gets shut down on Jan. 21
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 06:13 PM
Dec 2016

seems like a decent wrap-up date
earlier than that and GD will be infested with pomo posts
but after that our concentration needs to be on the future, such as it is

Paladin

(28,788 posts)
22. Amen, sheshe2.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 09:11 AM
Dec 2016

That email / Benghazi "baggage" gets lighter by the day, doesn't it? Hope some self-awareness is dawning on you Hillary critics.

zipplewrath

(16,692 posts)
26. Um, they're not here.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 12:08 PM
Dec 2016

Basically the TOS threw them all out. You're speaking to an empty room. Can't you hear the echo?

kcr

(15,522 posts)
29. If that's the case, then there's no problem.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 12:15 PM
Dec 2016

It's totally harmless, then. No reason to even get upset about it.

seaglass

(8,179 posts)
61. Nope. There are 2 posters here that I know of who admitted they wrote in Bernie for President.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 06:32 PM
Dec 2016

Another who didn't vote at the top of the ticket, still listed as active.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
106. Cool story, fella.
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 08:28 AM
Dec 2016

Cool story, fella. The TOS, being both inviolate and righteous, denies everything on DU but your mythical echo.

Hence, DU's achievement of 100% agreement on all matters.

littlemissmartypants

(25,570 posts)
30. I have been so sad.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 12:17 PM
Dec 2016

Watching the amazing debates she won has me in mourning. The horror we find ourselves in now is like watching a loved one die of degenerative neurological disease. Lady liberty replaced by an evil puppet. I am trying to stay positive and press ahead but it has been very hard. I think we are in shock or going through the stages of grief while staring at a live version of Dante's nine circles of Hell. We have to press ahead. We are no good to ourselves or others if we don't.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
31. Say it loud and proud!
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 12:26 PM
Dec 2016

Last edited Mon Dec 12, 2016, 05:30 PM - Edit history (1)

And to those who insist we need a "new strategy" and that Hillary Clinton ignored the needs of workers, AND to those who want to "come together" and agree on "something," you know what? We need reminders about just why this disaster happened. With over 2 million popular vote differential, it's not "the Democrats" or the (defunct although some people seem to not know this) DLC, or Hillary Clinton. It's the non-voters, or the voters who will believe anything, or the "Anyone but Hillary" idiots.

zipplewrath

(16,692 posts)
33. It's called reality
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 12:46 PM
Dec 2016

The non-voters are a reality with which we have to deal. We can't just sit around and blame them for our losses. We either have to get them to vote for us, or get the folks that are voting to vote for us instead of the opposition.

And in either case, that will involve discussing the role of ALL the voters, including "The Democrats", and the DNC (I think you actually meant the DLC) and the other democratic candidates that lose races, and why Bernie was as popular as he was. It also means discussing why Bernie did so poorly in the south, something that a lot of people don't want to discuss.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
47. Yes, I did mean the DLC
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 05:32 PM
Dec 2016

Corrected now. Thanks!

And I'm sorry, I refuse to coddle idiots and spoiled children. It's one thing to GOTV (which I firmly believe in) and another to try to reason with the unreasonable.

zipplewrath

(16,692 posts)
49. keep on losing
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 05:44 PM
Dec 2016

Basically, you can pout about them all you want, but those "idiots and spoiled children" have another title. Potential Voters.

You have to admit, "basket of deplorables" was a really dumb thing to say, and I'm one who actually understood what she was TRYING to say.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
55. I don't "have to admit"
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 05:59 PM
Dec 2016

that was a dumb thing to say. If anything, it wasn't strong enough and didn't include enough of them.

George II

(67,782 posts)
69. "Keep on losing"? In case you didn't notice the election results on November 8....
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 07:06 PM
Dec 2016

....Democrats gained several seats in the House, four seats in the Senate, and Clinton got more than 2.6 million more votes and it's highly questionable that she lost.

This after eight years of Barack Obama who won in 2008 and despite monumental obstruction by Congress was easily re-elected in 2012.

We still have a lot of work to do, but categorizing what has happened in recent years isn't the "losing" that some would like to think.

zipplewrath

(16,692 posts)
73. Check out state houses
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 07:46 PM
Dec 2016

Look at all the races we lost and look at the results of the last 8 years. Is this the larger trend you want to sustain?

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
41. You do realize that Hillary isn't going to run again, right?
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 02:44 PM
Dec 2016

(And I'd celebrate as much as you would if a "Hamilton Electors" scenario put her in office, but do you actually think that's possible?)

Cary

(11,746 posts)
79. You do realize that leopards don't change their spots, right?
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 09:40 PM
Dec 2016

The radical left is going to work with moderates?

Hey, I have a bridge in New Jersey that you want to buy.

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
34. Gurl.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 12:55 PM
Dec 2016

But they TOLD US not to like her!!! She is just so mean.

I hope to hell that everydamn body that played that hillary hater role gets exactly what they deserve from Trump, and then some. And fuck trying to bring them back into the fold. No no no no no no.. We don't need folks starting fires inside of the tent. This last time we got our asses burned trying to be kind and shit. This is devastatinb for many of us and the last thing we need are the hillary haters trying to pretend we deserve this. They deserve this. I plan on reminding them that this is all their own faults, they should not be so stupid as to back a con artist for prez over a qualified woman.

sheshe2

(87,623 posts)
70. Hey they told us.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 07:12 PM
Dec 2016

Now once again DEMOCRTS are going to pick up the pieces, that is if any of us will be alive to do so. Many will die bravenak.

You and yours, stay safe.

brush

(57,659 posts)
77. Yep. they're the ones who should be investigated. Especially Comey . . . for treason.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 09:13 PM
Dec 2016

I would have fired his ass after that second letter.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
90. I was thinking "Pant Suites" could be the name of a chain of mall stores.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:23 PM
Dec 2016

You know, they'd be right between Foot Locker and Super Cuts?

Nothing political intended.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
39. Most of us aren't "Anyone but Hillary"
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 02:41 PM
Dec 2016

The people who post here know basically all voted and campaigned for her in the fall.

Lashing out at us serves no purpose, because we agree with you.

sheshe2

(87,623 posts)
43. Well, first of all, you were for her so this is not about you.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 03:09 PM
Dec 2016

I had in mind the hate sites like JPR. Many of the Hill haters went there after the primary to bash Hill. I saw one mod over their saw it was A-Okay to call Hill the 'C' word.

sheshe2

(87,623 posts)
56. Lecturing?
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 05:59 PM
Dec 2016

I think you better read both posts more carefully.

PS. Are you now telling me where I can and cannot post now?

sheshe2

(87,623 posts)
89. why would you feel the need to suggest where I am allowed to post?
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:15 PM
Dec 2016

Are you the new hall monitor that tells us when to sit down and shut up?

zipplewrath

(16,692 posts)
114. You must be good at yoga
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 12:49 PM
Dec 2016

Takes a lot to twist that much.

You can post where you want. I'm just suggesting where you might choose to.

But I don't want to make you think too hard or anything.

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
117. Because, duh, that would be hard. Why do the hard thing when
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 03:18 PM
Dec 2016

doing the easy thing is ... well ... easier?

 

JCanete

(5,272 posts)
53. Who was an anybody but Hillary person? Somebody genuinely on the left preferred Republicans to
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 05:52 PM
Dec 2016

Hillary? Who? Being disillusioned by the whole system is a fair thing to be in my opinion. Saying "Anybody but Hillary" implies something different and if it was said by people on the left, I'll stake that it had to have been said flippantly without being deeply felt or thought through. This post isn't likely to apply to them the way you want it to.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,443 posts)
67. We are now captives of a military junta. There's good reason that he's filling all these cabinet &
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 06:57 PM
Dec 2016

other positions, formerly lead by civilians, with military brass. If people aren't scared yet, they soon will be.

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
68. So many voters used this excuse.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 06:59 PM
Dec 2016

There have been many television interviews with Trump voters, and this is the rationale they use very often. Some of them are kind of apologetic about voting for Trump, but they call back to that "She is the most corrupt..." thing, and they hint they might have voted Democratic if we had given them a better candidate. Quite frankly, I think much of this is just bullshit, a smoke screen from people who wanted to vote for a clown, and would have, no matter what.

sheshe2

(87,623 posts)
71. That clown is running his buisness out of the WH come 01/20/17.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 07:26 PM
Dec 2016

America is his new piggy bank. No money for us, all for him.

His hat should have read Make ME Great Again. I have no respect for anyone that voted for him, never will. I really don't know anyone that did in my circle. There is a possibility of two. One a nephew in law he has a young daughter. Breaks my heart. My beloved niece and grand niece, I fear for them.

NanceGreggs

(27,835 posts)
76. But, but, but ...
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 09:02 PM
Dec 2016

I read on a "True Progressives (TM)" site that Hillary was already planning WWIII, which she was plotting between having her political rivals murdered and while walking around in a body-brace because she's dying of several fatal diseases.

They assured everyone that Trump would be a better choice, because Hill was just so downright evil. In fact, he has some "really good ideas", and would fill his Cabinet with intelligent, well-intentioned people instead of "corporatists" and "establishment" types.

I was even told on FB (by one of the regular posters on said site) that I'd come to realize that "we'll all be better off without Hillary."

For some reason, he's been unusually silent since Trump won. I wonder why?






sheshe2

(87,623 posts)
81. Anyone but Hillary
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 10:01 PM
Dec 2016

Look what we have!

P**sy grabber in chief. PREDITOR IN CHIEF'

AMERICA TODAY! OKAY WITH ASSAULTING WOMEN. Bravo! Assault woman, because it is your right, bravo prez elect and the perverts that voted for you. Hey rump. I am 100% positive that you molested your child. The pictures tell the story.

You and your supports are the sickest this society has ever breed.

His Cabinet is full of know white leaders and WHITE SUPREMISITS. Your cabinet wants to take out the minorities, every one of them. They want us dead.

The planes are circling and he has not even taken office. His tweets alone will cause WWIII

 

jack_krass

(1,009 posts)
107. "Cabinet is full of know white leaders". Nooooooo not whites. Say it aint so. Now were dooomed :(
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 08:40 AM
Dec 2016

jaxind

(1,074 posts)
80. Lewandowski was right!
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 09:58 PM
Dec 2016

Lewandowski said that Trump isn't even President yet, and he's done more than Obama has in his 8 years of Presidency! Ain't that the truth...Trump isn't even President yet, and look at how much sh*t he's already caused around the world!!!

bucolic_frolic

(47,066 posts)
83. The electorate is just so ignorant and filled with hatred
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 10:04 PM
Dec 2016

I've talked with 3 Trump voters this weekend

Ignorant #1 very pleased with the election. It's more about denying
specific groups their health care and supporting AG Sessions. This one
can't vote in his own self-interest because he doesn't know what that is.

Ignorant #2 Harry Reid didn't support nuclear power, it's all about
resurrecting the 1950s - whatever that means to him

Ignorant #3 Investigations of treason or espionage won't matter because
Chuck Schumer doesn't have the 'piss-ass' possibility of having the votes
to start an investigation. I'm not sure he understands a bit about the way
provocative espionage by a hostile foreign power might play in Washington.
Say what you will, this issue is DEEPLY ingrained for anyone who has heard
of the McCarthy hearings, the Red Scare - but not this Trump voter whom
I would classify as wrapped up in his own hatred with fixed positions and
very self-congratulatory about the election outcome.

CincyDem

(6,943 posts)
84. But, but, but....Ben Ghazi....
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 10:32 PM
Dec 2016


lol.

Such asshats. People who said "they're both the same" were, and likely still are, such f'ing idiots.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
95. Oh, but her VOICE!!1 She either screams or whispers! Sad!!
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:55 PM
Dec 2016

Who could live with that for eight years? Ugh!!1

Beartracks

(13,585 posts)
99. We need a new "Miss me yet" meme...
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 01:20 AM
Dec 2016

... 'cuz I'm thinking a lot of people who did not vote for Hillary are now REALLY missing their chance to have done so!


"Miss me yet?"
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DemonGoddess

(5,123 posts)
109. This election was
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 09:21 AM
Dec 2016

ALL about keeping WHITE MEN in power. More than anything. As to the rural disconnect, I live in a relatively rural area in a rust belt state. Lemme tell ya, these people are not reachable by us. They grab onto the latest CT as long as it serves their agenda of keeping women behind men, POC less than human, and foetus rights. Let's not forget the "gay sinners" here either

Makes me sick to my stomach.

We want to really make a difference in these areas? Enforce separation of church and state, to begin with. Make it so these pastors that preach politics from the pulpit IMMEDIATELY lose their tax exempt status.

Sorry she, went on a bit of a rant!

Love ya!

Corey_Baker08

(2,157 posts)
119. I Was Thinking The Same About The 'Bernie Or Bust' PPL...
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 05:34 PM
Dec 2016

Well How Are They Enjoying The Bust That Will Soon Turn Into Bombs, More Wars, Stealing ACA, SS MEDICARE....millions will die. An Economy That Will Crumble Under The Donald....

And Sooo Much More....

sheshe2

(87,623 posts)
120. Please add...
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 05:40 PM
Dec 2016

Stealing ACA SS MEDICARE....millions will die.

Thanks Corey, I guess ignorance is bliss for some.

Corey_Baker08

(2,157 posts)
123. Done, There Is Just So Much Its Hard To Add It All...
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 05:53 PM
Dec 2016

Without having an anxiety attack...like Appointing People To Run Agencies They Will Dismantle Like Scott Pruitt Who Made A Career Out Of Sueing The EPA, Will Now Run It...Sickening

sheshe2

(87,623 posts)
124. Hey Corey...
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 05:58 PM
Dec 2016

You really should make an OP out of all this. If you do give me a heads up so I see it.

Oh, I know all about the anxiety attacks. Stay safe.

 

sfwriter

(3,032 posts)
126. Hillary got the most votes...
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 07:43 PM
Dec 2016

What are you on about?

The sit-outs and Stein voters don't seem to have dented the overall vote totals.

I blame Trump voters in a handful of states. That seems closer to the mark and less divisive.

Why did Obama win those states? Why was Hillary unable to gain traction on Trump there?

Seems bigger than the Stein voters.

Some of them just want to watch the Democrats burn. They got it.

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