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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Anyone but Hillary [View all]radical noodle
(8,669 posts)98. That's pretty much my experience
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.
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After a Chinese jet rams an American fighter, he can invade Iran and declare martial law at home.
NBachers
Dec 2016
#1
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
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
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
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
Nope. There are 2 posters here that I know of who admitted they wrote in Bernie for President.
seaglass
Dec 2016
#61
"Keep on losing"? In case you didn't notice the election results on November 8....
George II
Dec 2016
#69
Well, pants suites right? what about emails? no? .... ummm speeches? well dammit! /sarcasm
uponit7771
Dec 2016
#37
Yep. they're the ones who should be investigated. Especially Comey . . . for treason.
brush
Dec 2016
#77
They said some shit like that, she was scuritnized for even the smallest shit
uponit7771
Dec 2016
#46
Who was an anybody but Hillary person? Somebody genuinely on the left preferred Republicans to
JCanete
Dec 2016
#53
We are now captives of a military junta. There's good reason that he's filling all these cabinet &
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2016
#67
"Cabinet is full of know white leaders". Nooooooo not whites. Say it aint so. Now were dooomed :(
jack_krass
Dec 2016
#107
"(The DNC) cheating Bernie out of the GE (which he would have won)" Hows that working?
jack_krass
Dec 2016
#108
The people who opposed Clinton will get proof that she is far better than Trump
Gothmog
Dec 2016
#110