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68. The election had much more to do with.....

Reply to DontBelieveEastisEas (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 4, 2023, 07:29 PM

Sep 2023

The constant Drip Drip Drip from wikilesks, the constant schedule of overblown hyped up hearings in the house and senate, the Russian troll farms blasting out demographically targeted messages getting you to believe you were being ignored, the fbi conducting real witch hunts, and the media spinning everything into hyperbolic absurdity.

The truth is the economy wasn't ignored in the campaign. White men weren't ignored. We just weren't center stage, and we didn't need to be.

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Hillary forgot to acknowledge my demographic directly in her Advertising. [View all] DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2023 OP

What name did you post under in 2016? nt delisen Sep 2023 #1

Good question. GoodRaisin Sep 2023 #83

Excellent question, still being evaded. I wonder why? Tanuki Sep 2023 #88

Dear Michael moore.... getagrip_already Sep 2023 #2

I was listening, I was interested in winning the election. DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2023 #5

Are you saying that white men did not care about those issues? karynnj Sep 2023 #12

This is not about me, I'm too small of a sample size. DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2023 #19

I agree with you completely Mossfern Sep 2023 #29

I love how you think. DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2023 #42

Exactly Mossfern Sep 2023 #49

The election had much more to do with..... getagrip_already Sep 2023 #68

+1 betsuni Sep 2023 #72

"It's the economy, stupid!" was from a time when Reagan-Bush left the economy a shambles DFW Sep 2023 #86

+1 betsuni Sep 2023 #62

What type of message would that group need to hear ecstatic Sep 2023 #3

Good points. I'm not reliving it well enough right now to expound. nt DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2023 #6

I'm not disagreeing just genuinely curious ecstatic Sep 2023 #11

I understood your post exactly as you describe DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2023 #15

Why am I thinking about the game "Poor Pussy"? nt DURHAM D Sep 2023 #4

Oh, please. Elessar Zappa Sep 2023 #7

Me too. triron Sep 2023 #74

I look at it this way senseandsensibility Sep 2023 #8

I just checked Hillary's Vision for America list of goals she set for herself Beastly Boy Sep 2023 #9

Her commercials were very female oriented LeftInTX Sep 2023 #10

Without any research, I would venture a guess that the commercials of her male challengers were Beastly Boy Sep 2023 #13

Well, we are 51% of the population Hekate Sep 2023 #63

Well, they are 49%...She won the popular vote! LeftInTX Sep 2023 #64

Yep. A clear majority of everybody preferred Hillary to Mango Mussolini. Hekate Sep 2023 #67

Can we think about how we positively connect? Easterncedar Sep 2023 #14

I actually heard a relative say mercuryblues Sep 2023 #18

And if you talk to these people, Mr.Bill Sep 2023 #22

IKR mercuryblues Sep 2023 #26

lol treestar Sep 2023 #28

I didn't correct her. mercuryblues Sep 2023 #30

to top it off, it's a "her?" treestar Sep 2023 #31

Yes. mercuryblues Sep 2023 #33

Could you provide links to your warnings? Kaleva Sep 2023 #16

It was mentioned just for context, to set the mood and understanding. DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2023 #20

I think you could have left out the 1st sentence entirely Kaleva Sep 2023 #76

Huh? That doesn't make any sense. GoodRaisin Sep 2023 #85

Hillary didn't mention me by name, WAAaaaaahhhhhh! mercuryblues Sep 2023 #17

It seems you are trying to defame me DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2023 #21

That's adorable Hekate Sep 2023 #25

But consistent. yardwork Sep 2023 #78

LOL. Play the victim, when called out on your BS. mercuryblues Sep 2023 #27

Might want to check the dictionary dpibel Sep 2023 #34

1) law : to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2023 #35

You best betake yourself to a lawyer dpibel Sep 2023 #39

Which is kind of what you did to Hillary in your OP. Also, refighting a primary, & bashing a Dem. Hekate Sep 2023 #40

And here we go... W_HAMILTON Sep 2023 #45

I didn't know she was running this time. Srkdqltr Sep 2023 #23

In some people's heads, she never goes away. Even in the grave, they will kick her. Hekate Sep 2023 #32

Yep. I was amazed by the number and passions in the answer posts. Srkdqltr Sep 2023 #36

Hey man, it was a total deal-breaker for me that major Dem candidates never once, not once, ... Hekate Sep 2023 #24

Did you know that 2016 was 7 years ago? dpibel Sep 2023 #37

Is this a joke? Seriously? edisdead Sep 2023 #38

I think there's another word for it... dpibel Sep 2023 #43

I looked for a date on it. Then gave up. Not worth it IMHO riversedge Sep 2023 #52

Generally relitigating the last election is frowned upon & you are going back to 2016--2 cycles ago hlthe2b Sep 2023 #41

At first I wanted to respond to your post, but then realized you are not focused DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2023 #47

I note you are accusing DUers of "defaming" you upstream just because they disagree. hlthe2b Sep 2023 #48

Post removed Post removed Sep 2023 #51

If that was the OP responding to you... Hekate Sep 2023 #66

Yes. It was. hlthe2b Sep 2023 #69

Hillary Clinton is not running for president in 2024 blogslug Sep 2023 #44

She absolutely did target all the midwestern battleground states. StevieM Sep 2023 #46

Yep. W_HAMILTON Sep 2023 #54

edited OP DontBelieveEastisEas Sep 2023 #56

+1 betsuni Sep 2023 #60

I'm wondering why I sense so much hostility in this thread Mossfern Sep 2023 #50

A lot of us are wondering why the OP wrote something so hostile to Hillary Clinton, by name,... Hekate Sep 2023 #55

+1 betsuni Sep 2023 #61

It was a criticism of her campaign tactics, or to be more precise; her advisors Mossfern Sep 2023 #82

What campaign tactics? betsuni Sep 2023 #84

We'll talk more later Hekate Sep 2023 #87

So. How would you go about acknowledging middle-aged White males in a political ad? ismnotwasm Sep 2023 #53

Show people working in factories. LeftInTX Sep 2023 #65

I recall this being done. ismnotwasm Sep 2023 #70

Dear Rip Van Winkle tavernier Sep 2023 #57

Wait a minute - you, a white man, are complaining that not enough Pathwalker Sep 2023 #58

I thought this had to be a joke Skittles Sep 2023 #77

... Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #59

Old attack resurrected: Democrats Have No Economic Message, Ignore White Working/Middle Class betsuni Sep 2023 #71

I know. Crazy, right? Oopsie Daisy Sep 2023 #73

Someone says, "I come from the white working class and I am deeply humiliated that the betsuni Sep 2023 #75

2016 called jcgoldie Sep 2023 #79

... betsuni Sep 2023 #80

Did I miss an announcement that Hillary is running in this cycle? niyad Sep 2023 #81

Hillary Forgot. A poem. betsuni Sep 2023 #89

I like the way you worked in "saturated" twice. lapucelle Sep 2023 #90

give it a rest dude Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #91