Americans were deceived.

[kentuck]

They were fooled. They were tricked. They believed the lies. They believed the character attacks. They were propagandized by years of Benghazi and email stories. They were used. They bought the rope to hang themselves.

They were naive. Now, they cannot admit their mistakes. They fell for a 3-card monte scheme. They bought the fake Rolex. They sold their country down the river because their anger and hate gave them the only excuse they needed.

This is a truth they cannot handle.

[yallerdawg]

1. "If you don't believe in something, you'll fall for anything."

I am damn glad and certain to be a Democrat.

[guillaumeb]

2. I would add that: AMERCIANS WANTED TO BE DECEIVED.

Many low information voters really want Trump's silly slogans to be real solutions. That is the essence of the con. The con man knows his targets want to believe.

[gopiscrap]

3. totally agree

part of it also is that we have been spoiled. We3 have not been asked to sacrifice for a long time, everything gets put off so the debt just gets bigger and bigger. We also have become a nation of 30 second sound bites and can't think beyond that

[Wounded Bear]

4. Not all Americans...

but the rest of us get to suffer, too.

[coco22]

5. They were CONNED...

By the republiCONS and their CONman leader.

[ffr]

6. All the above

We can call them by their names, Joe and Jane Hoodwink. Vindictive assholes who choose to hurt and dehumanize others in an indignant righteous way.

Ironically, it is these red hoodwinked butt nuggets in the red states who are the most dependent on government assistance.

Let them own up to their shame and let them eat crow!

[elleng]

7. WERE? All this in the past?

STILL happening, every day.

[kentuck]

9. Good point.

But I was speaking of a specific election that took place about 3 months ago.

[Angry Dragon]

8. So many people look for a savior in all the wrong places

[leftstreet]

10. +1. Lead us, save us, let us be children - no responsiblity

[Angry Dragon]

12. Believe in Me

[truebluegreen]

11. They've been buying the lies for years.

[ymetca]

13. I think the T-rump crowd

just wants to burn the place down already and be done with it. Don't tread on me and take to the woods in camo-gear, clinging to their god and their guns. "There's profit in chaos" appears to be the meme.

Meanwhile, Democrats still think we can "tweak around the edges" in hopes the Giant Death Machine the Republicans are constructing will not kill quite as many people as expected.

It's really hard to realize our country was sold out long ago. I am thinking about 1978 is when it started to turn. When the media/military complex began turning us all into "human resources" to be exploited like coal or bauxite.

Obama even said as much in his nomination acceptance speech in Colorado, seeming so long ago now.. "Trickle down economics doesn't work" ... "It's hard to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps when you ain't got no boots."

He barely got the ramshackle truck back on the road before the hillbillies started throwing granny off the top. "Death panels!" They all screamed.

Yeah. We got death panels alright. It's called "health insurance".

[Doreen]

14. I hate to say this but a lot of them were/are just dumb.

I have met some of those in my red county.

[PoiBoy]

15. Also don't discount the effects of CrossCheck...

..and other voter suppression tactics used by the Republicons, and the nearly 3 billion dollars in free publicity (as of May 2016) that the propaganda media gave to tRump...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-has-gotten-nearly-3-billion-in-free-advertising-2016-05-06

Trump’s frequent presence on television and online may help to explain why the reality-TV star and business magnate has spent so little per vote. MarketWatch earlier this week wrote that Trump has spent the least amount of money per vote and per delegate of any candidate in either party — just $4.62 per vote.

Early in the campaign, Trump acknowledged his media advantage. “I’ve gotten so much free advertising, it’s like nothing I’d have expected,” he told the New York Times in September. “When you look at cable television, a lot of the programs are 100% Trump, so why would you need more Trump during the commercial breaks?”



Never forget... In Amerika, the media is a tool...

[Blue_true]

16. 63 million Americans saw the hate and voted for it, they weren't deceived. nt