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In reply to the discussion: Can somebody explain the rationale for Amy Klobuchar? [View all]shanny
(6,709 posts)I know it is unpopular to say this BUT the fact is the POLLS--the only information we had prior to the vote--showed rump in a tight race with Hillary* while Bernie beat rump by a mile. Would that have turned out to be the case? We will never know. We do know that Hillary ended up losing to rump by a razor thin margin (and therefore in the electoral college) in states where Bernie did very well. Draw your own conclusions.
For myself, nearing the end of my life on this planet, I have Had It Up To Here with patience and incremental improvements. Fuck that. And I am thinking I am not alone, on either side of the aisle...or, do you have a different explanation for the estimated 8 million Obama-to-Rump voters? Racism?
The political situation is DIRE. The economical situation of most Americans is DIRE. The environmental situation is CATASTROPHIC. But our big concern should be not "over-reaching"? puhleeeeese
*yes we all/everyone assumed she would win, but she was never ahead by more than the margin of error