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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: We are doomed [View all]Raster
(20,998 posts)39. The toxic icing on the cake was the deplorables comment...
...that turned into a rallying cry, complete with t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, etc.
And I too have great admiration for Hillary Clinton and her years of public service, and yes, her amazing brain. The woman rocks. And I do believe she would have made a damned good President. It still hurts.
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Yes, because it's more acceptable to hate women- and women that are smarter than the average man?
bettyellen
Nov 2016
#41
And I just saw they are predicting she may have over 2,000,000 more than Trump when it's done.
C Moon
Nov 2016
#17
Great. Yeah, I heard when the counting is complete, she may have over 2,000,000.
C Moon
Nov 2016
#31
Facts are amazing aren't they. That at least 10% of those who supported Bernie made a difference
still_one
Nov 2016
#60
I wasn't picking on Hillary or her supporters. I voted for Hillary and went numb when I saw her lose
C Moon
Nov 2016
#61
Respectfully, I advise you to compare Trump's vote totals in Pennsylvania, Florida, Wisconsin and
geek tragedy
Nov 2016
#4
the party needs to own this too. Clinton and her campaign were certainly flawed.
geek tragedy
Nov 2016
#16
She and Bill will no longer directly participate in presidential campaigns and that is good
BeyondGeography
Nov 2016
#8
I'll preface this by saying I have great admiration for years in public service and her amazing
geek tragedy
Nov 2016
#11
I live in South Carolina, and they guy who supposedly represents me in Congress
GoCubsGo
Nov 2016
#32
All of the Trump voters I've talked with voted against Hillary, not for Trump.
Kablooie
Nov 2016
#23
It's a tried and true tactic to come out and loudly accuse the other of what you're afraid you might
bettyellen
Nov 2016
#42
People always vote for "change" especially when one party has been in "power" for 8 years.
TrekLuver
Nov 2016
#50