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steve2470

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15. yep he could win

Reply to nichomachus (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 30, 2015, 02:26 PM

Aug 2015

Trump supporters + enough independents + lack of Democratic turnout + very small percentage of Democrats + huge Republican turnout = a win in the GE

We Democrats and left-leaning independents need to freaking VOTE in the GE. No excuses barring horrible illness and overwhelming family tragedy. Absentee ballot, vote by mail, take a day off work, etc.

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+1 nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #16

The most frightening thing is that he could win nichomachus Aug 2015 #5

^ ^ THIS ^ ^ +1,00000! RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #6

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