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The Velveteen Ocelot

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5. I know people who voted for Trump just because they hated Hillary.

Sun Feb 5, 2017, 07:45 PM

Feb 2017

If you were ask them to explain exactly what it was about her that they hated, they wouldn't have much to say - mostly vague mutterings about Benghazi and emails and corruption. These are educated people who are not religious and couldn't care less about abortion or other right-wing social issues. Whether they are also overtly or consciously racist is not clear (though one of them certainly is). It was mostly about Hillary. And yes indeed, they got conned, bigly. I don't know how they feel now, though, after Trump has been stepping on rakes ever since he was sworn in, because I am no longer speaking to them.

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If you Voted for Trump to be Against Hillary...you got p'wned [View all] LaydeeBug Feb 2017 OP

I hope BigBoss Feb 2017 #1

welcome to DU BigBoss. I noticed she lunched with the Russians. LaydeeBug Feb 2017 #2

Again? sarah FAILIN Feb 2017 #34

And the "write-in" votes for people not actually on the ballot. NurseJackie Feb 2017 #3

a friend at work giggled barbtries Feb 2017 #11

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #36

Welcome to DU, BigBoss!! (eom) StevieM Feb 2017 #15

I'm more concerned with the 47% who didn't vote at all... Glamrock Feb 2017 #20

Welcome to DU, BigBoss! calimary Feb 2017 #21

She who? Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #47

Never mind I see you mean that Stein the destroyer. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #48

welcome to du niyad Feb 2017 #41

this should be on the front page of every newspaper demigoddess Feb 2017 #4

I know people who voted for Trump just because they hated Hillary. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #5

Anti - Clintonites SJMULE Feb 2017 #28

I hear this as well, they don't have an explaination LiberalLovinLug Feb 2017 #42

One of the most well thought out and well written OP's I've seen on DU. Thanks LaydeeBug. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2017 #7

link? barbtries Feb 2017 #8

same here dmr Feb 2017 #14

Try this... progressoid Feb 2017 #26

thank you barbtries Feb 2017 #35

I think it's this guy... progressoid Feb 2017 #25

It is. Sorry. I thought I posted the link LaydeeBug Feb 2017 #30

May I share this? Awesome! dhol82 Feb 2017 #9

Well done. I'm sure the list will keep growing. notdarkyet Feb 2017 #10

What does "p'wned" mean? I gather it means conned, but is it short for something? raccoon Feb 2017 #12

Nope. It just measn conned and is a million years old...lol. nt LaydeeBug Feb 2017 #13

It's 90's slang. "pwn3d" -- "owned". Came in when the internet first caught fire mid 90s Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #19

Punker and owned... Concatenated uponit7771 Feb 2017 #37

That's TOTALLY WRONG. ffr Feb 2017 #16

They don't care UTUSN Feb 2017 #17

Exactly right The Polack MSgt Feb 2017 #40

Brilliant. k&r. n/t. NNadir Feb 2017 #18

knr nt retrowire Feb 2017 #22

Hope those Trump Chumps like Spam, canned beans. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2017 #23

love it..... samnsara Feb 2017 #24

Good post! mvd Feb 2017 #27

Good rundown on how trump conned the suckers.. Is this the excuse Cha Feb 2017 #29

If you voted for Trump, just count yourself among the deplorable dimwits oasis Feb 2017 #31

And this is just two weeks of his Presidency. joshcryer Feb 2017 #32

If you voted for Trump thinking diversity and feminism would be reversed IronLionZion Feb 2017 #33

Trump Voter Regrets! IronLionZion Feb 2017 #38

We're there really that many votes? Chakaconcarne Feb 2017 #39

The Deplorables didn't vote for Drumpf for any of those reasons. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #43

That is exactly correct. -eom Mr. Ected Feb 2017 #45

You're never going to change the smugly self-righteous minds of the Hillary-haters. Aristus Feb 2017 #44

Brava! peggysue2 Feb 2017 #46

anyone who voted or didn't vote got pwned I think, possibly by Russia starshine00 Feb 2017 #49

I don't doubt that many did. lpbk2713 Feb 2017 #50

And you also fucked the rest of us Va Lefty Feb 2017 #51

If you voted for Trump to be against Hillary you are damn fool nt doc03 Feb 2017 #52