2016 Postmortem

still_one

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67. no problem, I don't always communicate that well. Thanks

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We are doomed [View all] Uponthegears Nov 2016 OP

You are thinking they are the same voters. What makes you believe that? boston bean Nov 2016 #1

What makes you think they are different? Uponthegears Nov 2016 #5

Dark Doesn't Describe The Hate otohara Nov 2016 #6

Thank you Uponthegears Nov 2016 #40

I'm Not White otohara Nov 2016 #45

Maybe it was this Uponthegears Nov 2016 #46

And Maybe You Left Out The First Line On Purpose otohara Nov 2016 #47

You seriously don't Uponthegears Nov 2016 #57

Yes, because it's more acceptable to hate women- and women that are smarter than the average man? bettyellen Nov 2016 #41

I'm going to let this drop Uponthegears Nov 2016 #44

Murdering 6 million people for religious reasons -Hitler pbmus Nov 2016 #53

Probably not the place Uponthegears Nov 2016 #58

Didn't Hillary get more votes than Gore or Kerry? LisaM Nov 2016 #2

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

She's already got well over a million more LisaM Nov 2016 #27

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

I assumed you did, and actually was agreeing with you still_one Nov 2016 #62

Sorry. I misread. :) C Moon Nov 2016 #65

no problem, I don't always communicate that well. Thanks still_one Nov 2016 #67

It was a lackluster performance. HassleCat Nov 2016 #3

Respectfully, I advise you to compare Trump's vote totals in Pennsylvania, Florida, Wisconsin and geek tragedy Nov 2016 #4

Okay Uponthegears Nov 2016 #9

Pennsylvania was over a 7% increase in votes for Trump. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #10

Actually I was a little further off than than Uponthegears Nov 2016 #13

that one state was enough to swing the presidency geek tragedy Nov 2016 #15

True enough Uponthegears Nov 2016 #18

lots of mistakes get revealed when one loses. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #21

Yes, and Clinton was way behind Obama Uponthegears Nov 2016 #14

the party needs to own this too. Clinton and her campaign were certainly flawed. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #16

1 jimlup Nov 2016 #7

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

Really good analysis...to the end. Wilms Nov 2016 #12

I'm sure the Trump voters have some idea of what you're bashing about! yallerdawg Nov 2016 #24

Enough voters switched from Obama to Trump to elect the latter President. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #25

I know of no voters who switched from Obama to Trump. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #29

Trump has about the same total as McCain and Rmoney Omaha Steve Nov 2016 #30

We don't know if they stayed home, though. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #34

Your last paragraph Uponthegears Nov 2016 #48

The toxic icing on the cake was the deplorables comment... Raster Nov 2016 #39

Yeah, and that was planned, not impromptu. nt geek tragedy Nov 2016 #63

Yes. She did have pneumonia at the time. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #64

.........sigh......... alittlelark Nov 2016 #19

Doomed? Please get a grip. kstewart33 Nov 2016 #20

I live in Alabama, where... yallerdawg Nov 2016 #22

I live in South Carolina, and they guy who supposedly represents me in Congress GoCubsGo Nov 2016 #32

Which Democrat will carry Alabama in a presidential race? SMC22307 Nov 2016 #66

Are you familiar with Nixon's 'southern strategy'... yallerdawg Nov 2016 #68

All of the Trump voters I've talked with voted against Hillary, not for Trump. Kablooie Nov 2016 #23

Of course .....none will admit to the prejudices that moved them to Laurian Nov 2016 #26

I think the FBI and Russia had something to do with it. lark Nov 2016 #28

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

Last I checked wysi Nov 2016 #33

You're spot on. fleabiscuit Nov 2016 #35

I've lately been having a rational discussion... wysi Nov 2016 #37

I empathize (CA here). The argument that if we abandoned moonscape Nov 2016 #70

La,La,La,La - She Can't Hear You otohara Nov 2016 #51

Clearly not wysi Nov 2016 #52

Bullshit. n/t duffyduff Nov 2016 #36

Now Uponthegears Nov 2016 #38

That's a fair point. In my view this was a change election. ... spin Nov 2016 #43

Or how Obama faced more sexism. fleabiscuit Nov 2016 #69

I think we're doomed by blaming her LibraLiz1973 Nov 2016 #49

For the record- LibraLiz1973 Nov 2016 #54

she lost because of "racism, misogyny, xenophobia, an Islamophobia." jmg257 Nov 2016 #55

People always vote for "change" especially when one party has been in "power" for 8 years. TrekLuver Nov 2016 #50

Swastikas Are USA Now - Change otohara Nov 2016 #56

Not in my USA...I'm not handing it over to these assholes. Let's all remember that segregation was TrekLuver Nov 2016 #59