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usajumpedtheshark

(672 posts)
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 02:58 PM Nov 2020

Did anyone listen to respected members of one own's party

It seems like the Republican voters just completely ignored all of the former Republican political and military leaders who opposed Trumpism. But I am also amazed that Obama's involvement seemed to have so little impact on the Democratic party.

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Did anyone listen to respected members of one own's party (Original Post) usajumpedtheshark Nov 2020 OP
What used to be politics is over. NT enough Nov 2020 #1
as well as what used to be the United States stillcool Nov 2020 #3
Greed and racisim trumps all (pun intended) usajumpedtheshark Nov 2020 #8
What do you mean? AkFemDem Nov 2020 #2
Waiting for final calculations but usajumpedtheshark Nov 2020 #7
Obama had great impact on Dems. More voted in record numbers. It's just that there are Boogiemack Nov 2020 #4
They don't respect anybody in their party except the asshole. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2020 #5
Democrats did show up. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #6
The myth that high turnout benefits us disproportionately is BUSTED PTWB Nov 2020 #9

AkFemDem

(1,823 posts)
2. What do you mean?
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 03:00 PM
Nov 2020

This was the largest turn out in history by democrats who gave Biden and Harris the most votes ever in American history. Who wasn’t listening to Obama?

usajumpedtheshark

(672 posts)
7. Waiting for final calculations but
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 03:10 PM
Nov 2020

I would have thought Obama's support would have helped separate certain minority groups away from Trump and drive some of those mid-West and Southern states that have large minority populations towards Biden.

 

Boogiemack

(1,406 posts)
4. Obama had great impact on Dems. More voted in record numbers. It's just that there are
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 03:01 PM
Nov 2020

so many whites of the Trump kind and they don't give a shit about anyone else or the country.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,491 posts)
5. They don't respect anybody in their party except the asshole.
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 03:06 PM
Nov 2020

All of those generals, officials and so on are “deep state” haters who want to see the status quo continue and harm the most blessed, greatest President ever and blah, blah, blah.

There are no party elders. Тяцмр is the party, the party is Тяцмр.

 

PTWB

(4,131 posts)
9. The myth that high turnout benefits us disproportionately is BUSTED
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 03:13 PM
Nov 2020

Obama did great. The problem is that half of our electorate is simply incapable of separating fact from fiction.

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