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2016 Postmortem

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1. Well, yeah. That's been blindingly obvious to everybody but Trump.

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 08:30 PM

Dec 2016

Putin is much smarter than Trump, and he quickly figured out that he could play Trump like a Stradivarius by flattering him.

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Well, yeah. That's been blindingly obvious to everybody but Trump. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #1

And the voters. DK504 Dec 2016 #4

They didn't care because he promised The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #13

Exactly. Trump's support came more from what CakeGrrl Dec 2016 #14

Its embassaring. Blue Shoes Dec 2016 #2

kick for visibility triron Dec 2016 #3

Are they dancing in the streets like they did on 9/11? DK504 Dec 2016 #5

Russia and Assange played the Bernie or Bust Charles Bukowski Dec 2016 #6

You may be right, but I can't help but be extremely pissed Charles Bukowski Dec 2016 #10

I am too bit you don't want to live in the past too long... dionysus Dec 2016 #11

Your link didn't work so I'm offering this one: Ilsa Dec 2016 #7

"he who knows not and knows not that he knows not IS a fool" oasis Dec 2016 #8

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Dec 2016 #12