Just a reminder ...

[NanceGreggs]

While President Barack Obama was delivering Christmas gifts to kids in hospital, “pResident” Donald Trump was busy fucking up Christmas for the country, and as many people as he could.

Just one more glaring example of the difference between the extraordinary man the Democrats put in the White House and the pathetic, paranoid, lying traitor the Republicans elected because he was the best they had to offer.

Think about that. The thieving, racist pussy-grabber who is now pacing the halls of the White House, cornered like the crazed rat the he is, was the best the Republicans had to offer.

[dalton99a]

1. He turned out to be the ideal specimen to represent them

[NanceGreggs]

3. Yeah, he did.

They knew that a loudmouthed, racist, illiterate idiot would appeal to their "base".

Says everything about exactly who the GOP knows their "base" to be.

[DFW]

4. Both parties put up candidates that epitomized them in 2016

The Democratic candidate boasted experience, compassion, competence, calmness under pressure and a good sense of humor.

The Republican candidate boasted no experience, narcissism, incompetence, arrogance, ignorance, a thin skin, and no sense of humor whatsoever.

The Democratic candidate got three million more votes, despite third party efforts siphoning off votes from her side only. So, our country isn't made up solely of morons. The Republican took office, despite that. So, our system is definitely vulnerable to the same faults that made us suffer Cheneybush for eight years.

To every voter that voted for someone OTHER than Hillary that is now suffering from health insurance issues, unemployment issues, pollution/contamination issues or deportation issues, I would say: it's unfortunate that you are in this situation, but it IS what you voted for. No one forced you to do that. You are like someone who pointed a loaded gun at your own head and then started pleading "don't shoot!" Next time, DON'T.

[diva77]

6. The 3 million votes is likely much higher if you factor in the rampant election fraud that occurred

in 2016

https://www.gregpalast.com/election-stolen-heres/

The Election Was Stolen – Here’s How…
November 11, 2016
Greg Palast

Before a single vote was cast, the election was fixed by GOP and Trump operatives.

Starting in 2013 – just as the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act – a coterie of Trump operatives, under the direction of Kris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State, created a system to purge 1.1 million Americans of color from the voter rolls of GOP–controlled states.

The system, called Crosscheck, is detailed in my Rolling Stone report,
“The GOP’s Stealth War on Voters,” 8/24/2016.

Crosscheck in action:
Trump victory margin in Michigan: 13,107
Michigan Crosscheck purge list: 449,922

Trump victory margin in Arizona: 85,257
Arizona Crosscheck purge list: 270,824

Trump victory margin in North Carolina: 177,008
North Carolina Crosscheck purge list: 589,393

On Tuesday, we saw Crosscheck elect a Republican Senate and as President, Donald Trump. The electoral putsch was aided by nine other methods of attacking the right to vote of Black, Latino and Asian-American voters, methods detailed in my book and film, including “Caging,” “purging,” blocking legitimate registrations, and wrongly shunting millions to “provisional” ballots that will never be counted.
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[Botany]

7. States purged 16 million voters from the rolls before the 2016 election

https://thinkprogress.org/states-purged-16-million-voters-from-the-rolls-before-the-2016-election-1c5688dcaad7/

[DFW]

8. I know

The real numbers of voters who were denied their right to vote is staggering. I would even dare so partisan a statement as "Republican-controlled states purged 16 million mostly Democratic voters from the rolls before the 2016 election."

I know I'll never get it, but I will never stop advocating for a law that says if you are a citizen of this country, then you have the right not only to vote, but to have your vote counted. Any person or agency trying to deny those rights, by fraud or outright denial, is a felon, and lands in prison.

[Botany]

11. I'm not too sure of the validity of OH's outcomes in 2016 & 2018

In 2018 in OH almost 200,000 of the people who voted for liberal democrat Sherrod Brown
had to have turned around and voted for conservative republicans for Gov., A.G., and Sec. of
State. In 2016 Hillary had a big junk of votes because of early voting too.

I also know that hate talk radio, Fox News, Russia/GOP/NRA propaganda, their "pastors,"
and generations of being proud to be stupid, racist, sexist, and anti-intellectual also has a
hold on a large % of my fellow Ohioans too. In some areas and to some Ohioans we are just
Western W.V. of Northern KY.


Ever since HAVA (help america vote act) the GOP has seen wins despite the Demographic trends and
issues have been against the GOP.

[DFW]

16. Kenneth Blackwell's legacy

There has been some serious evil in manipulation of voting in Ohio for sure.

That was obvious at the latest in 2004, when the head of ESS (or Diebold, I forget which) said they would "deliver Ohio for Bush." They then got a court order declaring their machines "private property," and that forensic examination of the votes they reported could only happen with their consent (which was not given, surprise, surprise). Otherwise, their reported results had to be accepted on faith, and not the kind that Jesus meant, either.

Right after the 2004 election, in some out-of-the-way precinct, someone didn't get the word, and one--exactly one--of their vote counting machines WAS forensically examined. In a precinct with 600 registered voters, the machine gave 3000 votes to Bush. The result was declared a "glitch," and 2400 votes were subtracted from Bush's margin of "victory." Of course, NONE of the other machines were allowed to be examined before they were wiped clean. Kenneth Blackwell, both Ohio Secretary of State AND Chairman of the Bush Re-election Committee in Ohio, declared Ohio had gone for Bush on the evidence he had. Such as it was......

[Botany]

17. It was Wally O'Dell with dibold who promised the state

In the 2 precincts I was working at the cheating was blatant in 2004. The presiding judge was actively working with a Republican operative and @ the one machine that "went down" came back with 40%+ returns for w and the highest numerical # of votes for w too even though it had the lowest total of votes.

These were EES machines.

In county after county across the state we had hundreds if not thousands of "glitches" and they all broke for w too.

An election lawyer for the dems had hard proof but the US attorney he had to fill a case with got changed out by Karl Rove right after the election.

What I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears made me crazy for 2+ years but Trump's win in 2016 is worse by many magnitudes.

Liberal Media.

[DFW]

18. The one Republican who told the truth on Election Day 2004

He did so because he had had one too many, but he DID spell it out:

[Hermit-The-Prog]

14. protect voters' rights

Protecting the right to vote has to be a high priority for lawmakers at state and federal level. It's just appalling that Republicans have had so much success at disenfranchisement.

Educate the electorate.

[safeinOhio]

2. Just a little good news

He is not gaining any support. More of his supporters are leaving him than he is picking up new ones.
A few groups that are pissed, farmers, military, manufacturing and now government workers without pay checks. In the mean time, I don't see new folks jumping on his wagon.

I can't wait to see some one tell him "You are Fired".

[Cha]

5. trump is the anti-Christ

and President Obama is truly a kind hearted, generous, intelligent soul.

Thank you for posting this glaring difference at Christmas time, Nance.

[pansypoo53219]

9. the moron was the best RACIST the deplorables wanted.

[gademocrat7]

10. Trump is a treasonous bastard.

His cabal has only sought to enrich themselves and the country be damned. President Obama served our country with intelligence and grace.

[agingdem]

12. we will survive..

the Democrats are coming to town...each investigation each subpoena will bring them to the inevitable and unavoidable...they have to impeach...and for some reason that brings me to a certain calm...

[BSdetect]

13. He's the gilded groper with the reverse Midas touch.

[Gothmog]

15. I miss having a real POTIS