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2016 Postmortem

applegrove

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1. Seems that the antidote to being embarrassed by Trump was Trump

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:44 PM

Dec 2016

on the stump. He'd win back the people who were beginning to think things through with his routine. Now he is hardly on the stump. He has no crowd to read.

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Anybody notice a lack of enthusiasm by Trumpanzees on Facebook? [View all] progressoid Dec 2016 OP

Seems that the antidote to being embarrassed by Trump was Trump applegrove Dec 2016 #1

And his only means of communication are tweets and Kelly C. progressoid Dec 2016 #5

Maybe the media could corral him by only making things fun for Trump applegrove Dec 2016 #9

They know they screwed up. Trump becomes a bigger embarrasment every day. brush Dec 2016 #2

I'm going to see a relative next week who was super gung-ho for Twitler. progressoid Dec 2016 #7

Good luck with that, but you'll have plenty of material to refer to if politics come up. brush Dec 2016 #14

Let us know what she says!!! I'm not even talking to my Trump voting relatives. nt adigal Dec 2016 #34

I have noticed that too, but I took it as just the fact that the election is over. But you would skylucy Dec 2016 #3

First off, the war on christmas is "over" lapfog_1 Dec 2016 #4

Well, of course the war on Christmas is over. progressoid Dec 2016 #8

Yeah Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #28

They don't have anyone to hate anymore (and we still have a month before it's okay to be a white Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #6

I deleted most all those people sarah FAILIN Dec 2016 #10

There were so many fake things posted before the election it was hard to keep up. progressoid Dec 2016 #13

No longer getting paid to troll? Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #11

I just hide their political links or unfollow them. duffyduff Dec 2016 #12

Beer goggles wore off (nt) JSup Dec 2016 #15

I actually regret having unfriended all the pnwest Dec 2016 #16

Prolly cause a lot of voters move onto other interests after the vote. dionysus Dec 2016 #17

The eggs with the poor English are back in droves though, on twitter. synergie Dec 2016 #18

They got what they wanted. They're not paying attention now. yardwork Dec 2016 #19

good responses on this post orleans Dec 2016 #20

Nothing from the Trumpies on my Facebook - extremely silent womanofthehills Dec 2016 #21

In some cases, I believe people have realized its politics vs. family jumptheshadow Dec 2016 #22

The trump voters in my husbands family are being silent on mine maryellen99 Dec 2016 #23

Yep. It's total silence from them... Lucinda Dec 2016 #24

I've Noticed Something Different SDJay Dec 2016 #25

I dealt with one who says I should accept the results and get over it kimbutgar Dec 2016 #26

I noticed the same thing with my FB friends. Very, very quiet. livetohike Dec 2016 #27

I have a friend on FB who was promising to "try not to gloat" about Trump's win. Adsos Letter Dec 2016 #29

The few r-wingers I knew who used FB Runningdawg Dec 2016 #30

I wouldn't get too excited. SpicyBoi Dec 2016 #31

Sure do. They see that they really lost, and Russia handed it to them. They know it too LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #32

No,not just you. janlyn Dec 2016 #33

I think that they are just laying low jzodda Dec 2016 #35

They need things to yell and scream about oberliner Dec 2016 #36

What the hell do they want, anyway?? ailsagirl Dec 2016 #37