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MineralMan

(151,532 posts)
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 12:19 PM Sep 2025

Changing One Word in One Sentence Twice Might Have Prevented This:

If, instead of saying, "I just don't like Hillary," or "I just don't like Kamala," if maybe 200,000 people in some states had said, "I just don't like Trump," we might not have an obscene clown living in the White House.

Imagine that!

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Changing One Word in One Sentence Twice Might Have Prevented This: (Original Post) MineralMan Sep 2025 OP
Courage and Originality Required for That! The Roux Comes First Sep 2025 #1
It was truly that simple. nt mcar Sep 2025 #2
I am trying to find the stats Keepthesoulalive Sep 2025 #3
I don't have any numbers on that. MineralMan Sep 2025 #4
Tom Powell Jr. Keepthesoulalive Sep 2025 #6
Those data are out there. They were a big discussion point in 2017. SYFROYH Sep 2025 #14
Thank you Keepthesoulalive Sep 2025 #15
k/r Dawson Leery Sep 2025 #5
On the other hand Nasruddin Sep 2025 #7
WMP BaronChocula Sep 2025 #8
Be here now. H2O Man Sep 2025 #9
Yes, of course, but be here fully informed and wary. MineralMan Sep 2025 #11
It's too painful to imagine, honestly. Takket Sep 2025 #10
Patriarchal politics are still entrenched in the U.S. SergeStorms Sep 2025 #12
Yes, gnashing teeth and beating breasts over past elections is so useful. BWdem4life Sep 2025 #13
Thanks for sharing your opinion. MineralMan Sep 2025 #16

Keepthesoulalive

(2,403 posts)
3. I am trying to find the stats
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 12:44 PM
Sep 2025

On the people that supported Bernie but voted for trump in the general in 2016. I don’t know where I can find the information, maybe you can point me in the right direction. The person on YouTube is normally very well informed but I want to see them myself.

MineralMan

(151,532 posts)
4. I don't have any numbers on that.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 12:47 PM
Sep 2025

A larger problem was voters who decided to vote for Jill Stein in a couple a crucial states.

I don't know what person on YouTube you refer to, though.

Keepthesoulalive

(2,403 posts)
6. Tom Powell Jr.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 01:01 PM
Sep 2025

In 2016 according to his statistics 51, thousand people voted for Bernie in the primaries and voted for trump in the general in Wisconsin. I do not like to throw out numbers I can’t verify. I only lurk on YouTube so I cannot ask him.

SYFROYH

(34,214 posts)
14. Those data are out there. They were a big discussion point in 2017.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 03:42 PM
Sep 2025

The Bernie to Trump voters were never Democrats, but they liked Bernie's anti-establishment talk more than Trumps. When Bernie lost the nomination, they migrated to the candidate who was still talking about fighting the establishment, Trump.

MineralMan

(151,532 posts)
11. Yes, of course, but be here fully informed and wary.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 03:22 PM
Sep 2025

We cannot ever redo the past, but we can, sometimes, avoid making the same stupid mistakes.

Takket

(23,796 posts)
10. It's too painful to imagine, honestly.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 03:15 PM
Sep 2025

We have damaged our country beyond repair. The only question is how much can be salvaged of what is left.

SergeStorms

(20,803 posts)
12. Patriarchal politics are still entrenched in the U.S.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 03:37 PM
Sep 2025

It's a sad commentary on our political state of affairs. I can't believe the number of women who still believe in this, and I fear the younger generations are being groomed to accept that as well. A great deal of it is due to religious indoctrination, but there's still a sizable number who just aren't ready to hand the reins of power to a woman. It's totally ridiculous and without merit, but this country has always been averse to change, as "advanced" as they perceive themselves to be.
I sure as he'll don't understand it, but then again I don't understand Mr. and Mrs. middle-America, either.

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