Trump At 43%. Embarrassing, Sickening, Unacceptable.

[TheMastersNemesis]

Really? That fucking dickhead Trump should be in the teens percentage wise. The guy is a psychopathic delusional sadistic sexual predator for Christ's sake. And his supporters and voters are as sick as he is. I do give a shit how scared they are. We are revealing how god damned sick our country is. And I am not sure we can heal it. And I will rub it in and make it hurt for Trump supporters when it is over an Hillary wins.

I also have no intention of even trying to come together. Trumpers are saying no compromise and will fight Hillary every step of the way. They are indicating they are going to be even more racist, bigoted, misogynistic and hateful than ever. So we seem to be facing a cultural insurrection for a long time as we go forward. The RW churches are going to be screaming bloody murder because they can't replace the Constitution with the Bible. They want their tax breaks as well as the ability to politicize their churches completely.

And I am sure the GOP will double down to make only GOPPERS can vote more easily. And it also looks like the GOP will work at making sure we have NO functioning government as we move forward.

So it looks like the GOP intends to foment a kind of civil war on the country if we elect Hillary and keep any Democrats in office. And the GOP plans to force a choice of US OR THEM on the country. No compromise no way no how for any reason in perpetuity.

And of course we are supposed to play nice and be BIPARTISAN with bunch of fucking POS.

[Trust Buster]

1. Republicans will vote for anyone with an (R) before their name especially with the Supreme Court

hanging in the balance. With our quickly changing racial demographics, Republicans know their only hope to stop the eroding of white male priviliedge, including their oppressive religious beliefs, is by way of controlling our Judicial Branch. Because of that, Hitler himself would be guaranteed 40% of the vote if he was the Republican nominee.

[brer cat]

10. That is certainly true of a very large number of them,

some of whom are in Congress and are leading by example. There are also the Hillary haters who would, as you say, vote for Hitler before voting for her. We make a mistake when we characterize all Trump supporters as poorly educated, lower income, and racist. Early on, I was buoyed by the number of Republicans I know personally who said they would vote for Hillary. Now I suspect many are falling back in line precisely because of the SC. I will be dismayed but not surprised if he holds 40% of the electorate.

[truebluegreen]

2. At some point we have to stop being surprised

by the despicables. Remember Dimson Bush was still at 30-ish % after 8 disastrous years in office...and as of last year he was back over 50% favorables.

[still_one]

3. If we get the WH and the majority in the Senate, we WILL appoint the next SC justices

even if it requires eliminating the filibuster rules, and if that is all we are able to get through, that will be a good beginning to start to reverse the damage that the republicans of wrought upon the country.

[tblue37]

34. Not *just* SCOTUS, but all the federal judgeships the GOP have prevented Obama from

filling for 8 years.

[still_one]

37. Thanks. Yes, and that would go a long way

[patsimp]

4. its a disgusting affront to decency. Also represents the people who hate democracy

[lastlib]

15. These people don't want to govern, they want to RULE.

That is THE fundamental difference between Democrats and Repuglikans.

[texasfiddler]

5. This is the result of ...

30 years of a lack of a fairness doctrine. Rush Limpballs, Clear Channel, AM radio, Fox News etc..
Now we have the internet to help feed these organizations.

The question is: What can we do about it?

[lunasun]

6. Agree . Anything over 20% imo shows an ill nation which is very sad. Let us stay focused on the

strength , hope and great future we have ahead, not the dystopia the haters desire.

[Pacifist Patriot]

7. Even 1 out of 5 depresses me. Almost half is frighteningly sick.

[n2doc]

8. Propaganda is very effective

as is false equivalency. One hears no discussion of policy whatsoever.

President Clinton will be able to do the things President Obama has done at the executive level. But the rest is going to be war. When will people use their eyes and ears for themselves and stop believing the Rush Limbaugh's of the world?

[dalton99]

9. +1.

[adigal]

11. I don't get it at all

That so many Americans support him, it's just a disgrace.

[TheMastersNemesis]

12. They Are Also In A Red Hot Irrational Rage.

[smirkymonkey]

13. It is unacceptable. The problem is not so much Trump as it is

his followers. They aren't going away after this election no matter what happens. People thought it was ridiculous when I posted a "Cracked" article here a few days ago about the potential for a civil war, but I still think such a think is not so far fetched.

[TheMastersNemesis]

16. What You Call Far Fetched Is A Political/Cultural Civl War Right Now.

Just think about what you said. Now I did not see your OP but I have written something probably similar 2 or 3 years ago and was thwacked for it as being over the top. We are in a civil war of sorts because we have mental mind sets that are completely opposite. One is hateful and destructive of just about everything. And the other wants to move forward. Never the twain shall meet at this point.

Obama's presidency and the obstruction he has faced over 8 years. Secessionist sentiments on a notable part of the electorate. Virtually no reaching across the aisle by the GOP on just about every issue. The "all my way" or I will destroy mentality. The SCOTUS appointment mess is a key example of this non shooting civil war. And the latest protestations that the other side will not concede and not cooperate in governing with Hillary in the White House.

What we have is a virtual political and even cultural civil war with one faction determined to destroy the other. Be honest the GOP is trying to eliminate the Democratic party or anyone who is NOT a GOP supporter. Look at hate radio and look at all the murderous rhetoric saying that non GOPPERS are destroying the country, taking away all freedoms et al.

So if we are not in some kind of political and cultural civil war I don't know what else we could be in. What we are in makes the Hatfields & McCoys skirmish look like a birthday party.

The trouble is I do not know how we address it. And the battle lines are like Vietnam. There are no front lines.

[smirkymonkey]

20. I agree. I just don't see the two sides coming together peacefully. It is unfortunate,

but I think we are going to see a major civil war/revolution happen before this country gets back on its feet.

[Amishman]

14. Hillary will win, but I do not envy her task

This country is sick.

We see it with Trump, we saw it with the Bundys, and again with the acquittal.

There are a lot of people (millions of them) who want to see everything burned down so they can rebuild it according to their twisted vision.

We need to find a way to bring these people back into mainstream society.

[Brickbat]

17. Easy there, tiger.

[Stonepounder]

18. You have to remember a couple of things.

1. 50% of the population have an IQ of 100 or less.
2. A large percentage of the population get all of their news from TV or radio.
3. The MSM has done an abysmal job of reporting on policy
4. The MSM has treated the election as an episode of The Apprentice

How many people do you think actually read something like Newsweek or Time? If the read at all it is People or Entertainment Weekly (or maybe Field and Stream or Car and Driver), let alone something like The Atlantic or Barron's.

The MSM has completely given up on actually reporting News. They have completely given up on analysing what they report on. Can you imagine a Trump surrogate trying to defend Trump's plan to privatize roads and highways? Or try and discuss the logistics and costs of deporting 4 million people? Have you hears even one talking head discuss the freaking COST of building a wall along the Mexican border?

Have you heard anyone talk about the fact that Trump seems to have absolutely NO idea of how our government works or what the Constitution says? How laws are made? How taxation works?

That's why Trump is running neck and neck with Hillary. That's why we keep getting this POS Congress critters elected, the ones who refuse to do their jobs. The ones who have said publically that if Hillary gets elected they will refuse to fill any SCOTUS vacancies for as long as there is a Democrat in the White House.

And folks, it ain't going to get any better. The US is on a downward spiral to oligarchy/theocracy every bit as bad as what ISIS is doing and I don't know if we can reverse it or not. There doesn't seem to be any will to do so. I truly fear that the US I grew up in is gone forever and I have no idea what is going to rise in its place. Our Democratic Republic is toast.

[judesedit]

21. We can't give up.We must vote in EVERY election. We must fight for our rights like so many before us

We cannot let their fight be in vane. We are the majority. The only way they can win is if we are lazy and let them.
Teach a little civics class at night to educate the young people. It is their future that is at stake. Stay focused, stay strong. We need you.

[tblue37]

33. Actually, the 100 number is set at the average. It doesn't mean "!ow," but

rather is the baseline or reference point for what is average. Therefore, having a 100 IQ doesn't mean someone is unintelligent, but merely that he has perfectly normal intelligence--at least to the degree that IQ can be said to measure intelligence.

[Stonepounder]

36. I didn't mean to imply that having an IQ of 100 meant you were unintelligent.

It was more of a statement that 50% of the population is normal or below while 50% of the population is normal or above.

[tblue37]

38. I assume that is a generic "you." (I don't have a 100 IQ.) nt

[Stonepounder]

39. Of course it was generic. :-)

Didn't mean to in any way imply anything else. Sorry if it came across that way.

[judesedit]

19. Many of those old white geezers will be gone soon. Then we can get to work for the majority who live

in this country and hopefully, get this government working the way it's supposed to. The Republican ways are a complete waste of time, money, lives, and our resources. They are the crooks. They are the parasites. They lie, cheat and steal as a daily diet. Hopefully we can do something about this redistricting to get them the hell out of the local and state governments. The sooner the better.

[Stonepounder]

22. From the FWIW Dept.

I'm an old white geezer!

[Matthew Rose]

24. Any thing over 0.43% is too much to bear

[hfojvt]

25. I know

If only we could round up all those wastes of oxygen and liquidate them, eh?

"The guy is a psychopathic delusional sadistic sexual predator for Christ's sake. And his supporters and voters are as sick as he is."

[ffr]

27. Emphasizes the battle we have before us, in driving turnout.

Pre-election polling will amount to refuse after the big poll on November 8th takes place.

[raccoon]

28. You're sure right about the churches.

The RW churches...want their tax breaks as well as the ability to politicize their churches completely.

[ehrnst]

29. Fucking mad at people in both parties who bought the GOP smears.

And won't listen to the debunking of those smears.

[world wide wally]

30. Any Attorneys out there?

Can we trademark the word "democracy" and sue Republcans if they use it?

[tblue37]

31. Bill Maher correctly called it a right wing coup. nt

[ileus]

32. after election day it'll be hard to find trumps 3%.

Make no mistake Hillary will punish his 43% like they've never felt before.

[Ligyron]

35. I believe we have this election won.

We can only hope it is not even close and the results will tell us what % of the population are with us. I worry about the Senate but it will be what it will be.

The next thing to focus on is the mid-terms.

If we don't take the Senate this election and the GOPers refuse to consider or confirm Hillary's SC Justice(s) I think that will motivate a lot of sane people to put Dems into office in 2019 but we need a full scale GOTV effort toward that goal.A 50 state strategy from now on and no more pussy-footing or playing nice with Teabaggers. If there are some sane GOPers still in Congress sure, then we need to nurture and encourage their help playing to their patriotism and love of country.

[Skittles]

40. misogyny is extremely pervasive

women have to be twice as good to be considered half as good; in this case, 1000 times as good

[voteearlyvoteoften]

41. Hoping he gets under 40%

Still too high but seeing a number in the 30's would help a bit