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mr715

(4,145 posts) Sun May 17, 2026, 04:20 PM 17 hrs ago

I blame James Comey for Trump. [View all]

More than Putin. More than Bernie Sanders. More than Jill Stein.

More than "Uncommitted". More than 'the debate'. More than Joe Rogan.

Had James Comey kept his sanctimonious mouth shut, like FBI directors are supposed to, Sec. Clinton would've gotten the 13 additional votes she would've needed to win WI, PA, and MI.

And maybe elsewhere.

Mr. Comey will remain wealthy and vaunted as a martyr for democracy when in fact he is the man most responsible for its downfall.

The audacity that he pokes the bear with his stoopid social media posts... Maybe he's just an ass.

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I blame James Comey for Trump. [View all] mr715 17 hrs ago OP

Yep! bif 17 hrs ago #1

And that is why I could care less if the monster in the WH goes after him. lostincalifornia 17 hrs ago #2

Something about reaping and sowing... mr715 17 hrs ago #3

Yup lostincalifornia 16 hrs ago #7

You really need canetoad 17 hrs ago #4

Yup. Comey had little choice but to do what he did. AZJonnie 15 hrs ago #14

In WI, MI, PA and OH, she spent more money in advertising, and had a larger ground operation, than Obama had in 2012. StevieM 15 hrs ago #20

No flames from me canetoad 14 hrs ago #21

I blame the American voters Johonny 16 hrs ago #5

I hear you - but it is bad electoral strategy to blame voters. mr715 16 hrs ago #6

Maybe, but none of the above get a pass. RandomNumbers 16 hrs ago #8

And less time provocatively arranging seashells at his beach home, or whatever. mr715 16 hrs ago #9

Comey concedes he may have been responsible for Trump's election LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #10

So he really did NOT concede the point--his last sentence spooky3 13 hrs ago #28

Those... yes... but not in that order. QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #11

Here are the two letters from Comey that got trump elected LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #12

Particularly not when he said nothing about Trump's truly being spooky3 13 hrs ago #29

Comey's press conferences on the Clinton email non-scandal violated DOJ policy. LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #13

I Blame Bill Clinton RustyWheels 15 hrs ago #15

There were many times in 2008 and 2016 mr715 15 hrs ago #16

How about prosecutors in the State of NY for allowing decades of illegal activity. Also, Mereck Garland mucifer 13 hrs ago #27

There are many to blame SocialDemocrat61 15 hrs ago #17

Comey's repeated interventions were more important to the result of that election than all other factors combined. StevieM 15 hrs ago #18

Gary Johnson can't count how many fingers he has without using his toes. mr715 15 hrs ago #19

I blame Trump's dad luv2fly 14 hrs ago #22

Fair. mr715 14 hrs ago #23

Michael Bay LessAspin 13 hrs ago #24

I blame 77,303,568 Voters Locutusofborg 13 hrs ago #25

In the end, I think I blame money. Just throwing it out there. FullySupportDems 13 hrs ago #26

He's definitely a significant one to blame considering his actions themaguffin 2 hrs ago #30

It's lovely to have someone to blame, but... Happy Hoosier 1 hr ago #31

I blame American voters and the Founders for saddling us with the Electoral College. DavidDvorkin 11 min ago #32

The reason Comey's actions hurt Hillary was because of all that other shit JI7 9 min ago #33