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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow can a single Trump supporter NOT feel duped? How can anyone still support him?
He fucking admits to leading his voters by the nose and not having a legitimate platform. What the fuck?
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How can a single Trump supporter NOT feel duped? How can anyone still support him? (Original Post)
Jean-Jacques Roussea
Dec 2016
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DemocratSinceBirth
(101,700 posts)1. Look at it as a sporting competition. They just wanted a win.
no_hypocrisy
(54,560 posts)2. Here's the challenge:
A Trump voter may feel foolish and won't admit he/she/they made a mistake and look stupid.
They may privately feel pissed at Trump but will be reluctant to publicly admit it.
guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)3. Given how the GOP can convince voters that lies are truth,
they will convince their voters that Democratic obstruction and the liberal media are the problems.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)4. FOX News zombies respond to stimuli without thinking.
louis-t
(24,582 posts)5. They still think he's "gonna"
do something different than what he's done in the past. That's what my father used to call being a 'sucker'.
