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NewJeffCT

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28. a "good number" is not all, though

Reply to still_one (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 18, 2017, 09:50 AM

Jan 2017

I keep repeating this, but the election was so close that 1 vote in 100 flipping would have turned it into an electoral landslide - for Clinton. If 32, 48 or 64 of those 1,600 no longer support Trump, it will make a big difference in the long run.

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More than 1,600 factory workers are being fired after Trump said hed save their jobs [View all] still_one Jan 2017 OP

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jan 2017 #1

Sorry they trusted dump with their jobs. Hard lesson to Cha Jan 2017 #2

Near the end of the article a good number say they still support for trump, so your still_one Jan 2017 #5

It figures they were in deep. Cha Jan 2017 #7

Pardon, but it was just under half of the 55% that voted, not half the country. Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #43

If they continue to support Trump then I have no sympathy avebury Jan 2017 #12

same here still_one Jan 2017 #14

a "good number" is not all, though NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #28

Were it only possible for them to change their minds GeoWilliam750 Jan 2017 #45

The refrain that will echo on down through the ages Achilleaze Jan 2017 #3

That's all Trump knows how to do NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #29

It's all perception.. clinton looked and sounded dishonest to spme, so that's what dionysus Jan 2017 #37

It's simple. Trumpy is a coward. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2017 #44

Why anyone believes a word from the pathological LIAR malaise Jan 2017 #4

Well they believe him because the media help cover for him n2doc Jan 2017 #6

Plus, we're just elites...so... SammyWinstonJack Jan 2017 #17

True malaise Jan 2017 #18

Trump hates unions. Starry Messenger Jan 2017 #8

The whole RNC hates unions. They're almost gone. lindysalsagal Jan 2017 #39

Those numbers were BS from the get go.... Bengus81 Jan 2017 #9

One can ONLY hope whoever sent that Christmas card Bengus81 Jan 2017 #10

They fell for a con artist. milestogo Jan 2017 #11

So why isn't this in the Indy Star? tavernier Jan 2017 #13

I don't know about what the Indianapolis Star reported, but back in December there were a few news still_one Jan 2017 #15

But my pest control guy told me tavernier Jan 2017 #20

Probably because they ALREADY know the truth.... Bengus81 Jan 2017 #16

Answer: Eugene C. Pulliam mobeau69 Jan 2017 #25

The key words are "he lied." He lies about everything. People voted based on lies. Vinca Jan 2017 #19

Exactly as predicted dalton99a Jan 2017 #21

And how many voted for him? hatrack Jan 2017 #22

Fable of scorpion and the frog Ray Bruns Jan 2017 #23

Is he going to blame immigrants or unions? IronLionZion Jan 2017 #24

Newsflash for Planet Earth!!: world wide wally Jan 2017 #26

Nit picking on the headline: He said he saved their jobs GusBob Jan 2017 #27

K & R Scurrilous Jan 2017 #30

Trump is running cover... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #31

I'm shocked! progressoid Jan 2017 #32

Shocked you say still_one Jan 2017 #33

Dems get punished for being truthful. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #34

I feel bad for the Democrat voters who worked there Bradical79 Jan 2017 #35

It wasn't really even Trump. Bob Loblaw Jan 2017 #36

Why is this only on rawstory? edhopper Jan 2017 #38

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Jan 2017 #40

Trump Lies rpannier Jan 2017 #41

Is there anything Trump doesn't lie about? He's already tanking jobs. Initech Jan 2017 #42