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kentuck

(111,076 posts)
Thu May 12, 2016, 02:33 PM May 2016

Should Democrats be concerned that Trump has received more primary votes...?

...than any Republican in history? And there are still several states left to vote, including California? Also, at one time, he was running against 17 other opponents.

Where are all these Trump votes coming from??

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Should Democrats be concerned that Trump has received more primary votes...? (Original Post) kentuck May 2016 OP
Either the most legendary long-con in the history of American politics backed by a... Shandris May 2016 #1
I suspect that the gates of hell have opened and every racist, bigot, white supremacist, concerned Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #2
Primary votes jamese777 May 2016 #3
 

Shandris

(3,447 posts)
1. Either the most legendary long-con in the history of American politics backed by a...
Thu May 12, 2016, 02:43 PM
May 2016

...completely corrupted voting system that only cheats in Trump's favor (highly, HIGHLY unlikely but definitely possible), or some VERY angry voters who are tired of trying to be societally killed by...others.

You know, the expected, intended, and desired outcome of choosing which 'side' gets to oppress the other every 8 years.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
2. I suspect that the gates of hell have opened and every racist, bigot, white supremacist, concerned
Thu May 12, 2016, 02:44 PM
May 2016

white voter, right side libertarian has slipped by Buffy and voted.

jamese777

(546 posts)
3. Primary votes
Thu May 12, 2016, 02:50 PM
May 2016

are an extremely poor indicator of what will happen in the general election.
Addtionally,
Hillary Clinton: 12,647,581 primay votes
Donald Trump: 10,994,897 primary votes

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