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lrymcqueen

(36 posts)
23. For those who are haunted by 2016.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:46 AM
Nov 5

In 2016 Trump had never been elected. We were coming off 8 years of racists seething about an Obama presidency, We ran a candidate that the right wing media had denigrated on a daily basis for 20 some odd years all day every day to the point that even some sane people were suspicious of her. I remember my sister not voting because she said she just couldn't trust Hillary Clinton. I liked her but I said before she got the nomination that if she got it we would lose because of what I just said about the 20 plus years of venom against her. (Think of the word Benghazi)
Russia ran a huge disinformation campaign in 2016 and Americans were not used to or aware of that kind of thing on that level. The NRA was used as a conduit to funnel huge amounts of Rubles into the Republican Party. (Nobody but Maria Butina and her boyfriend were ever prosecuted for this by the way and Chump pardoned him). That and all the things I mentioned in my post above are all the reasons this ain't 2016. I think Hillary was supremely qualified but I also think Kamala Harris is a much better candidate as she is more relatable and personable and much quicker on her feet than Hillary. ( remember how she handled hecklers)

I think we got this.

The people are tired of this shit. We have seen it in every election since Dobbs.

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You'll be sorry you asked ColinC Nov 4 #1
South Carolina too Tribetime Nov 4 #3
This is a little too optimistic IMHO FakeNoose Nov 4 #8
From your keyboard to all the Divine Ones. May it be so irisblue Nov 4 #18
Maybe I'm setting myself up for disappointment, but I think she's done the campaign job necessary to convince the lees1975 Nov 4 #2
Interesting how the 2 "looks bleak" voters have account registrations within 20 minutes of each other on June 28 stumpysbear Nov 4 #4
I am nervously optimistic. TomSlick Nov 4 #5
ME too Jerry2144 Nov 4 #7
Very Confident lrymcqueen Nov 4 #6
Yep - these are the same things I've been saying since the beginning of the year FakeNoose Nov 4 #16
Harris will walk away with this leftstreet Nov 4 #9
You didn't really capture my position. qwlauren35 Nov 4 #10
I'm the same. beaglelover Nov 4 #12
I agree. missaj Nov 4 #19
Me in 2016: "Trump will never in a million years set foot in the White House", SO ...... I'm nervous as hell. groundloop Nov 4 #21
I don't think it's that bleak. qwlauren35 Nov 4 #22
2016 was a direct result of what comey did, and the MSM 11 days before the election having every right wing pundit JohnSJ Nov 5 #27
I'm very cautious. In 2016 I was EllieBC Nov 4 #11
This:🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 oasis Nov 4 #13
Hopeful iemanja Nov 4 #14
I'd go with "don't know what to think" right now... durablend Nov 4 #15
Confident but still nervous AF. Initech Nov 4 #17
THIS Mike 03 Nov 5 #28
270-280 Electoral Votes Polybius Nov 4 #20
I havent looked at the map. LeftInTX Nov 5 #25
For those who are haunted by 2016. lrymcqueen Nov 5 #23
I "give up" if we have another 2016 LeftInTX Nov 5 #24
I'm going with absolute certainty intrepidity Nov 5 #26
I have to admit, I'm really, really nervous RazorbackExpat Nov 5 #29
I am very confident that VP Harris/Gov Waltz will be the next President/VP of the USA this election. I will be akbacchus_BC Nov 5 #30
Generational change election... Feels like 1992 JCMach1 Nov 5 #31
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