2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum“I’m done. I cannot look my children in the eye and tell them I voted for this man.”
On Saturday morning, she texted her oldest son: Im not voting for Trump. He quickly replied, Its about time.
Aimee Winder Newton, a 42-year-old mother of four who lives in Utah, was sitting at her kitchen table when a friend, a Democrat, sent a link to the video.
Your guy, was all the message said, punctuated by a red-faced emoji.
My guy? Newton thought to herself, although it was true after much consternation and perhaps a bit of self-delusion, Donald Trump had become her choice for president.
But as she listened to Trump describe how he could do what he wanted to women just because he was a star, Newton decided that she had had enough.
I thought maybe this abrasiveness was just a show, she said. But in the weeks since his convention, its become evident that this is the man he is. You feel like the rumors are true and that . . .
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/this-is-the-man-he-is-how-vulgar-video-finally-pushed-a-trump-supporter-over-the-edge/2016/10/08/96172962-8d7e-11e6-bf8a-3d26847eeed4_story.html
Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)Stuart G
(38,421 posts)How many millions?...no one knows..except there are millions..it could be one, two or four million. But we sure will find out in less than 31 days....
grossproffit
(5,591 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,611 posts)I don't remember who said this, but it is certainly true.
I hope many other Trump supporters will realize this, and decide that they too have had enough.
Dump the Trump!
grossproffit
(5,591 posts)Nevernose
(13,081 posts)He's antithetical to everything they are, personality-wise. Loud, braggadocious, argumentative, self-absorbed. Most Mormons just don't ACT like he does. They generally run a lot closer to Amish than Queens.
Danmel
(4,913 posts)They have been the victims of religious discrimination.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)why would you want to elevate to the position of President of the United Stated who wanted to project that image??!! WTF is wrong with people?!