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Trekologer

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6. They voted for him because of the R next to his name

Reply to mercuryblues (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 10:41 AM

Dec 2016

Republicans are all about with winning and have no shame about it. Their base would vote for a flaming bag of dog poop if it had an R next to it. Sure he was able to pull in some disillusioned voters who weren't likely to have voted in past elections but let's not go overboard with thinking there was some kind of Trump revolution. The 2016 election result was because we didn't get our voters out. We need to focus on that more than trying to understand the average Trump voter.

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Did "the economic message not resonate", or is it that we just didn't want to LIE to them? [View all] HughBeaumont Dec 2016 OP

Not sure what your clause in the parenthesis means. Would you please expand on it? Kolesar Dec 2016 #1

"2-13" major shareholders on the board of directors, if applicable. HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #4

I wanted a "Bud Light" Kolesar Dec 2016 #7

If you mean this section - HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #14

Aha! Wage deflation for skilled and semiskilled work Kolesar Dec 2016 #16

Gee . . . who was about to be President then? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #18

[x] Like for your post Kolesar Dec 2016 #19

They want to be lied to. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #2

Or if they DO stay/come back Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #9

That's the rub of it SubjectiveLife78 Dec 2016 #3

But.....but.....that's making America less......"exceptional" Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #11

That's not an easy sell for anyone SubjectiveLife78 Dec 2016 #20

Gainfully employed workers buying products and services isn't necessary for Capitalism? HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #15

There's no easy answer to that question SubjectiveLife78 Dec 2016 #21

No. mercuryblues Dec 2016 #5

They voted for him because of the R next to his name Trekologer Dec 2016 #6

[x] Like for your post Kolesar Dec 2016 #8

They see themselves as "one lucky break from BEING Donald Trump" rather than "One missed paycheck smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #10

A small portion of his voters was motivated by economics. The supermajority was motivated by bigotry LonePirate Dec 2016 #12

Maybe that's why "primarily economic" was in quotes. HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #13

Yes a BIG spoonful of LIES with a big helping of RACISM...& Tah-Dah... Good to Go! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #17