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Stallion

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6. The Silent Majority Would Have Won the Popular Vote in More than 1 of Last 7 Elections

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2020, 12:53 PM

Aug 2020

shocking every time I see that

but it is an example that we can essentially send the Republican Party into extinction-its a very real possibility if they didn't have the 18th Century relic of the Electoral College

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I am tired of this "Silent Majority" myth [View all] Proud liberal 80 Aug 2020 OP

I agree. I wish they would be silent Walleye Aug 2020 #1

He says that to explain how he might suddenly win despite no one voting for him soothsayer Aug 2020 #2

you are confusing who the REAL silent majority and its by far made of democrats who beachbumbob Aug 2020 #3

+1000 Wicked Blue Aug 2020 #4

The willful ignorance is painful to watch. madaboutharry Aug 2020 #5

The Silent Majority Would Have Won the Popular Vote in More than 1 of Last 7 Elections Stallion Aug 2020 #6

I prefer to call us the 'silent majority' and the maggots / MAGAs the 'obnoxious minority'. SWBTATTReg Aug 2020 #7

1/5th Tory, 1/5th patriot zipplewrath Aug 2020 #8

There was a saying when this meme first became widely used dlk Aug 2020 #9

Exactly Proud liberal 80 Aug 2020 #10

The one I heard was customerserviceguy Aug 2020 #11

Yes, to both dlk Aug 2020 #12