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dawg day

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2. We should remember that most voters voted against Trump-

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:05 PM

Jul 2020

But I think you're right. The third-party voters thought there wasn't much danger in voting third party. (Should have learned from the Nader voters in 2000....)

Then that strange percentage of people who voted for Trump- like he said, they thought, "What do we have to lose?"
After all, whether they could admit it or not, life was pretty good for most of us, comparatively. They thought they could afford to gamble, to "what the fck" it. Entertainment!

Well, they got a lot of that. Entertainment. Drama. Blood and guts.

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I don't like Ezra Klein much but he did bring up a good point in regards to 2016... [View all] Drunken Irishman Jul 2020 OP

yes people can actually compare trump and Joe because Joe was VP mucifer Jul 2020 #1

We should remember that most voters voted against Trump- dawg day Jul 2020 #2

Right: "It's in the bag, so Hilary doesn't need my vote." Beartracks Jul 2020 #4

I think some third party voters voted with malice la-trucker Jul 2020 #10

Interesting analysis Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #3

2016 was an issues campaign. Certain self-identified progressive pushed the lie that the SC didn't still_one Jul 2020 #5

Come on, folks. That ignores the elephant that was in the voting booth... brush Jul 2020 #6

That is oversimplified. Drunken Irishman Jul 2020 #7

You actually believe race and misogyny had noting to do with it? brush Jul 2020 #8

I never said that. Drunken Irishman Jul 2020 #11

If it weren't for Republican cheating, neither W nor Trump would have won. rickyhall Jul 2020 #9

Two different governing styles kurtcagle Jul 2020 #12

Economic Anxiety was so much bs and just an excuse for white bigots JI7 Jul 2020 #13