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69. "Our economy is twice as large as that of Trump's pal, Russia..."

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 09:35 PM

Dec 2016

Shame they are leading Trump around by the nose.

Like their predecessor the Soviet Union, which was infinitely more powerful, Russia can only defeat us from within. I am afraid that is what is happening.

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Please stop saying the votes of California are superfluous. [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 OP

what manner of idiot besides a maggot voter MFM008 Dec 2016 #1

Please check your inbox/nt DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #2

Next election let's start the voting in the west and move east. panader0 Dec 2016 #3

They certainly aren't. Bettie Dec 2016 #4

I'd hope we wouldn't edhopper Dec 2016 #5

Please check your inbox/nt DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #6

got it edhopper Dec 2016 #20

Was also factually incorrect... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #22

well when the dealer edhopper Dec 2016 #26

Exactly. eom BlueCaliDem Dec 2016 #57

DemocratSinceBirth ..... LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #29

They did it to get W in. They did it to keep Wisconsin and Ohio. Why wouldn't they do it again? Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #38

We have to wage a determined and sustained effort to fix or preferrably get rid of the EC brush Dec 2016 #56

Popular vote is called the "vote" everywhere but here. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2016 #59

And apparently a left wing trope for those who think that the Democratic Party ehrnst Dec 2016 #7

Well we aren't going to win the senate or presidency NobodyHere Dec 2016 #8

America sure loves our food, technology, entertainment, and tax receipts DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #13

Not sure why you're hostile to simple math NobodyHere Dec 2016 #32

How am I hostile to simple math? DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #37

Well I'm not saying the system is perfect NobodyHere Dec 2016 #55

I have an idea... why not encourage Californians and New Yorkers to move to states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Florida where their votes would count for a helluvalot more?! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #61

We'll probably be moving to Virginia OnionPatch Jan 2017 #82

We gained a comparable amount in the blue east coast pnwmom Dec 2016 #40

Yeah, but the midwest likes West coast ideas more than it does east coast ones. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #46

What exactly are "west coast ideas" vs "east coast ideas"? NobodyHere Dec 2016 #54

Well, the beltway is only starting to realize they can't treat legal pot like a giant har har joke Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #65

Not so fast dflprincess Dec 2016 #78

How easy some will jump on RW talking points... Docreed2003 Dec 2016 #9

They have meaning. aikoaiko Dec 2016 #10

By your measure, no Democrat's vote has meaning pnwmom Dec 2016 #41

Exactly. They don't mean a whole lot in terms of winning the presidency aikoaiko Dec 2016 #45

But why single out CA? The same thing is true for EVERY Democratic voter pnwmom Dec 2016 #47

What the hell? ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #11

I'd hope such ignorance isn't being pushed here. tammywammy Dec 2016 #12

The lefties saying this are probably the same ones that said charlyvi Dec 2016 #14

Well, we know why they want to dismiss southern primary votes. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #15

lefties? Aren't we all? mountain grammy Dec 2016 #16

Yes, we are all proud members of the left. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #18

I was just re reading your excellent mountain grammy Dec 2016 #28

Do you have a link? I don't remember that thread. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #67

Me too. I put my foot in my mouth constantly mountain grammy Dec 2016 #68

"Our economy is twice as large as that of Trump's pal, Russia..." DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #69

That was such a good thread mountain grammy Dec 2016 #70

Thank you. Happy New Year. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #72

Happy New Year to you too. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #73

I didn't say we weren't all lefties. charlyvi Dec 2016 #25

Happy New Year.. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #30

I would wish you the same charlyvi Dec 2016 #50

Not really. I meant it sincerely. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #53

Huh? I have never seen that here. demmiblue Dec 2016 #17

Please check your inbox/nt DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #19

I can't because you are blocked. demmiblue Dec 2016 #23

It is a violation of DU rules to call out individual posters. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #27

Starting flamebait which makes it seem like a plethora of DUers are being arseholes... demmiblue Dec 2016 #31

I will continue to go high when others go low and not respond in kind ... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #34

It's a common meme around here, that Hillary's popular vote win was solely due to CA. pnwmom Dec 2016 #43

+1 Lol pintobean Dec 2016 #44

All my fans are in this thread. I love them all... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #48

Are you sure it's "not" Nadin? SlimJimmy Dec 2016 #49

No pintobean Dec 2016 #51

That's so true. No crunchies. SlimJimmy Dec 2016 #52

Inside jokes. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #63

There's nothing inside about it pintobean Dec 2016 #64

Some posters come here to discuss the issues and some posters come here to discuss other posters. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #66

You admitted up thread that this is a call-out thread. pintobean Dec 2016 #71

I didn't call anybody out in this thread. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #74

tl;dr pintobean Dec 2016 #75

Sure you didn't. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #76

Where I come from, honesty is a virtue. pintobean Dec 2016 #79

I don't have a clue, pintobean, what you are referring to. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #81

Who's not Nadin? DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #62

I don't particularly care what you think or not. My comment was directed to Pinto Bean. SlimJimmy Jan 2017 #83

You seem upset. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #84

I'm not upset at all. I just don't care what you think. (nt) SlimJimmy Jan 2017 #85

Your posts say you aren't upset but they are belied by your words, Jimmy DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #86

Thanks for the hug. But I still don't care. SlimJimmy Jan 2017 #88

You posts indicate a bereft of hugs so here is another one. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #89

Thanks. One can never have enough hugs. SlimJimmy Jan 2017 #91

Agreed. And as a Californian, I'm very disgusted that my vote is worth 1/4 of Wyoming vote. GAH iluvtennis Dec 2016 #21

The other tacit distortion is that the votes were COUNTED correctly elsewhere. Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #24

The other tacit distortion is that the votes were COUNTED correctly elsewhere. LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #36

very true...My right wing office mate tried to pull that one off...I said "you can't say that Demonaut Dec 2016 #33

U need to remember that our Beltway party betters are only dimly aware of the West Coast's existence Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #35

They and the Reich love to harp about all the big red areas 47of74 Dec 2016 #39

I think we're well overdue for some direction from the west coast Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #42

We're bigger than Russia hunter Dec 2016 #60

Or, worse, meaningless ailsagirl Dec 2016 #58

That is total BS. Kath2 Dec 2016 #77

I seem to recall the votes of us Democrats in southern states mcar Dec 2016 #80

The surplus is irrelevant when it comes to the electoral college. alarimer Jan 2017 #87

Okaaay. LWolf Jan 2017 #90