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RBInMaine

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3. Will the organization and activism continue? Hopefully. But where was it three months ago????????
Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:48 PM
Jan 2017

The LESSON must be LEARNED!!

More important: where will they be in 2018? Retrograde Jan 2017 #1
Will the organization and activism continue? Hopefully. But where was it three months ago???????? RBInMaine Jan 2017 #3
One of the things I heard at the march was that justiceischeap Jan 2017 #2
You never, ever, ever take ANYTHING for granted! It was DUMB thinking and DUMB behavior!! Hopefully RBInMaine Jan 2017 #4
Unfortunately it seems every generation has to learn that for themselves. Agschmid Jan 2017 #13
They will learn the hard way. liquid diamond Jan 2017 #33
Most people I talked to DID vote and volunteer forjusticethunders Jan 2017 #35
I was just saying this... orwell Jan 2017 #5
Actuallly we did. Check the popular vote totals. Agschmid Jan 2017 #14
We didn't where needed, and MILLIONS didn't vote or voted third party. Colossal FUCK UP, PERIOD! RBInMaine Jan 2017 #22
Absolutely positively CORRECT! Learn the lesson, and March in October/November 2018!!!!! RBInMaine Jan 2017 #20
If all those people actually voted... tinrobot Jan 2017 #6
78,000 votes in three states. Keeps me up at night. kairos12 Jan 2017 #7
The gory details: Trump margins: PA: 0.73%, WI: 0.77%, MI: 0.23% progree Jan 2017 #8
Back to my regularly scheduled tequila network. kairos12 Jan 2017 #12
Ask Putin and Comey Takket Jan 2017 #9
Comey and Putin didn't force "progressives" to stay home or vote third party. OWN the FUCK UP! RBInMaine Jan 2017 #24
Post removed Post removed Jan 2017 #30
Media was bombarding us with 'her emails, her emails'. Kingofalldems Jan 2017 #10
With the mega-monster that is Trump, that should not have mattered. Many were APATHETIC! Period! RBInMaine Jan 2017 #19
K & R .. JHan Jan 2017 #11
she got 3 million more votes than he did JI7 Jan 2017 #15
She didn't win where NEEDED, and APATHY killed us, not just Comey and Putin!!! RBInMaine Jan 2017 #17
the comey thing was a huge factor and a lot has come out after about how it was too hurt Clinton JI7 Jan 2017 #21
Complacency leads to disaster Calculating Jan 2017 #16
Spot on correct! RBInMaine Jan 2017 #18
+ 1 liquid diamond Jan 2017 #34
I hear ya. Maybe few thought he would win so it didn't matter. wrong Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #23
People don't pay attention. wildeyed Jan 2017 #25
This is the opposite of helpful. meadowlander Jan 2017 #26
Interesting that I don't see the word "disenfranchised" anywhere on this thread. n/t Cal Carpenter Jan 2017 #27
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THEY DIDN'T VOTE? truebluegreen Jan 2017 #28
Plenty of Hillary voters raised their voices today! Generic Other Jan 2017 #38
Some folks (like march co-chair Linda Sarsour) find it easier to be anti-Trump than pro-Hillary oberliner Jan 2017 #29
Sure you want to go there? HassleCat Jan 2017 #31
With each fresh Trump horror, I think of those who said they couldn't vote for Clinton betsuni Jan 2017 #32
People are fools Generator Jan 2017 #36
honestly DonCoquixote Jan 2017 #37
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