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Imajika

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27. Hillary got like 2.8 million more votes than Trump...

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 01:54 AM

Jan 2017

..she just had too many voters clustered in too few places.

The majority of the country preferred Hillary for President, and quite frankly, she isn't a particularly charismatic person and yet still won the popular vote.

I really wouldn't read THAT much into this result. If Trump had really won a convincing victory (which he didn't) then maybe your argument would make more sense - but considering MORE people, more actual voters, wanted her as President seems to indicate this result is just due to our effed up electoral vote system.

And again, Hillary may have been the most qualified candidate in a very long time, but she just isn't a great pure politician like her husband is. She has a hard time connecting, and yet she still won 2.8 million more votes.

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Many of you will just never understand [View all] boston bean Jan 2017 OP

tens of millions of women voters are ok with all that...unfortunately nt msongs Jan 2017 #1

yeah, thanks for the reminder and support. boston bean Jan 2017 #2

It is amazing how passionate they are about their jmg257 Jan 2017 #16

I read they don't want to be appear Generator Jan 2017 #45

The ones I know are manipulators and erinlough Jan 2017 #54

It is easier to fool people, GeoWilliam750 Jan 2017 #20

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2017 #3

I understood that, in no uncertain terms. shraby Jan 2017 #4

Exactly. Squinch Jan 2017 #5

It is still difficult to believe etherealtruth Jan 2017 #6

Yep. leftofcool Jan 2017 #7

I'm with you on that... llmart Jan 2017 #11

Don't be too sure about that. pangaia Jan 2017 #21

He can take away your social security. Paka Jan 2017 #51

It is possible to feel gutted by this election, and to not have had Hillary... Barack_America Jan 2017 #8

Start a thread. boston bean Jan 2017 #9

That's the collaborative, post-primary, forward-thinking spirit Skinner was asking for. Barack_America Jan 2017 #10

I have a thread discussing womens rights. You want to discuss something else boston bean Jan 2017 #12

Like Boston Bean said, start your own thread obamanut2012 Jan 2017 #57

How do you mansplain to a woman? Barack_America Jan 2017 #58

They've been working on it for more than 25 years Bettie Jan 2017 #13

Unfortunately there is an underbelly of white male supremacy in this country Stonepounder Jan 2017 #17

I respectfully disagree Caliman73 Jan 2017 #24

I don't think that privilege works the way you are describing. stevenleser Jan 2017 #40

Privilege works exactly as I described Caliman73 Jan 2017 #43

What you just wrote is different than what you wrote before. I agree with this latest statement. stevenleser Jan 2017 #44

I don't agree. qwlauren35 Jan 2017 #48

Yes, yet think of this RayOfHope Jan 2017 #60

KNR Lucinda Jan 2017 #14

it was mostly angry racist white men and many white women who are married to them JI7 Jan 2017 #15

Preaching to the choir AKGirl86 Jan 2017 #18

Interesting CNN exit poll - White women voted for Trump over Clinton by a 9 point margin progree Jan 2017 #19

And it says white female college grads voted 51 Hillary, 44 Trump. nt SunSeeker Jan 2017 #25

K & R SunSeeker Jan 2017 #22

How about OrwellwasRight Jan 2017 #23

Well said Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #26

Thank you OrwellwasRight Jan 2017 #30

Thank you... I feel the same way. SMC22307 Jan 2017 #52

Hillary got like 2.8 million more votes than Trump... Imajika Jan 2017 #27

Post removed Post removed Jan 2017 #28

I have a female friend who is obsessed about this - that Hillary is some chump for sticking progree Jan 2017 #31

So someone you know, who never votes doesn't like Hillary. Motown_Johnny Jan 2017 #34

Interestingly she was all fired up to vote for Bernie, if he was the G.E. candidate progree Jan 2017 #37

OMFG Skittles Jan 2017 #32

Then please explain it to me instead of insulting me. Motown_Johnny Jan 2017 #35

Most blatantly BainsBane Jan 2017 #50

Shame on you for repeating GOP lies concerning the fake email scandal. (eom) StevieM Jan 2017 #36

Mahalo, boston.. that's why this Women's March is so Cha Jan 2017 #29

Sadly, millions of WOMEN voted for Trump, or Stein, or Johnson, or didn't vote at all. Also, RBInMaine Jan 2017 #33

Oh, that was part of it, too. I felt betrayed by my own gender. Silver Gaia Jan 2017 #47

Awesome post! hamsterjill Jan 2017 #38

Kicking, boston bean Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #39

We will use this to rise. And THRIVE. nolabear Jan 2017 #41

I would hope ANYONE that comes to DU Generator Jan 2017 #42

You nailed it, boston bean. Silver Gaia Jan 2017 #46

Thank you for putting it in these words. retrowire Jan 2017 #49

Didn't 52% of white women vote for this asshole? liquid diamond Jan 2017 #53

That's what gets me Flatpicker Jan 2017 #56

Thank you for your brilliant post. liquid diamond Jan 2017 #59

You'll never know how much that outcome hurt me Xipe Totec Jan 2017 #55