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ZX86

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9. I think a lot of people are missing the dynamic here.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Sat Jul 25, 2015, 09:40 PM

Jul 2015

Democrats and Republicans are rejecting "business as usual" establishment candidates. This explains the popularity of both Trump and Sanders. Mealy mouthed, focus group tested, wall street funded candidates who spout the same party line clap trap, election cycle after election cycle are failing to motivate the public be they liberal or conservative.

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I think a lot of people are missing the dynamic here. ZX86 Jul 2015 #9

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