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In reply to the discussion: Here’s the Real Reason Everybody Thought Trump Would Lose [View all]Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)44. Because he makes them look smart.
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It's the highest concentration of rubes and marks seen outside the egress at a PT Barnum exhibit...
Salviati
May 2016
#2
The largest shift in heroin use is gender based, in the past it was over 80% male, now it is equal
Bluenorthwest
May 2016
#50
Arrest and prosecute illegal gun buyers and sellers. Prisons would be full to capacity for decades.
TonyPDX
May 2016
#83
I believe that the media and their owners picked Trump the be the Big bad Bogeyman to force voters
Dustlawyer
May 2016
#7
Bizarre in the fact that what they did was a federal offense. 2 to be exact.
HughBeaumont
May 2016
#72
any analysis of politics today that doesn't include rw talk radio is misleading
certainot
May 2016
#51
"It was simply impossible for me to believe that Republican voters would nominate an obvious buffoon
IDemo
May 2016
#24
Exactly my take on it, although I love Chait in that he calls them all idiots. They
Nay
May 2016
#49
I thought the Republicans would railroad him for their personal choice
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
May 2016
#39
Agree, flat out this election will be about whose best at rigging the election.
Katashi_itto
May 2016
#45
But every one of their primary candidates was xenophobic, nativist, etc. -- it's just
Nay
May 2016
#62
That you fell for grand over-promises because you wanted to believe they were possible.
Donald Ian Rankin
May 2016
#71
LiberalArkie—Jonathan Chait is out of touch. Trump voters told R establishement to…[expletive]
CobaltBlue
May 2016
#67
By the way: I was not predicting Donald Trump to lose his bid for nomination.
CobaltBlue
May 2016
#68
You know how some dogs have that one spot where you scratch them and they go nuts, they LOVE it,
Warren DeMontague
May 2016
#69
even for as true as this is, this kind of "Trump supporters are all dumb" stuff being in media
ericson00
May 2016
#74
And America is full of arrogant loudmouth bigots. I am predicting now Drumpf will
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#77
Because when it comes to what really happens on Main Street our Press and Elites
One_Life_To_Give
May 2016
#89