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niyad

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16. I kept pointing out, as I heard him dismissed as a clown, etc., that the very same

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2022, 09:37 AM

Apr 2022

things were said about hitler, and look how that turned out. I wanted VERY much to be wrong.

The fact that 74 million voted for him in 2020, that he still exists, scares the hell out if me.

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Words I had to eat in 2016: "Trump will lose badly". [View all] Atticus Apr 2022 OP

Trump did not win in 2016 Botany Apr 2022 #1

+1 betsuni Apr 2022 #13

Russia installed Trump w/these 3 actions Botany Apr 2022 #14

Wait... Fix The Stupid Apr 2022 #17

Can someone answer? Fix The Stupid Apr 2022 #27

+2 MrsCoffee Apr 2022 #20

+100 TFG, Putin and their cultists won the 2016 ratfucking. We let them get away with abqtommy Apr 2022 #21

Of course Trump could win in 2024. David__77 Apr 2022 #2

After the insurrection you still think he won in 2016? He's a cheating sob! Emile Apr 2022 #3

I understand your point, but who occupied our White House for four years after 2016 and Atticus Apr 2022 #5

I know I did as well... Ohio Joe Apr 2022 #4

We all had our moments of fleeting optimism. Tommy Carcetti Apr 2022 #6

Was that young woman RaDaR63 Apr 2022 #10

Americans never voted for Trump RAB910 Apr 2022 #7

I felt exactly the same - depression after the 2016 election. I personally think walkingman Apr 2022 #8

It was easy to treat Trump as comedy gold and not as an existential threat dalton99a Apr 2022 #9

You were far from alone in 2016 RaDaR63 Apr 2022 #11

I hear you Atticus Retired Engineer Bob Apr 2022 #12

I was very disillusioned. I thought our county was better than that too. SoonerPride Apr 2022 #15

I kept pointing out, as I heard him dismissed as a clown, etc., that the very same niyad Apr 2022 #16

Then we woke up in 2020. pwb Apr 2022 #18

He did lose badly. By millions of votes. MrsCoffee Apr 2022 #19

Many of us saw the warning signs back then and were shouted down. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #22

2016 was a freak accident. fightforfreedom Apr 2022 #23

He lost bigly and lost the Popular Vote, he was never voted as being popular, poor thing MagickMuffin Apr 2022 #24

I too used to think America is better than that. raccoon Apr 2022 #25

You are not alone LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 #26