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In reply to the discussion: These Iowans voted for Trump. Many of them are already disappointed. [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)48. The regrets of those people bring to mind a scene from the
series "Law and Order". The hardass prosecutor had trapped the suspect, who was testifying for himself. After the suspect uttered that he should have known better based upon what he saw, the prosecutor said "What did you expect, what did you reasonably expect?". Voters that voted for Trump after observing his policy proposal free campaign and his repeated failure to minimally grasp the simplest aspects of how government works, should not be surprised to get shat on by him.
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These Iowans voted for Trump. Many of them are already disappointed. [View all]
DonViejo
Feb 2017
OP
I think you might be mixing some apples and oranges in your sub-sets there.
Maru Kitteh
Feb 2017
#46
Then 53% of White women would vote for Satan in full dress, if he said what they like to hear. nt
Blue_true
Feb 2017
#49
We need his vote for the next election... THIS is the type of voter we need back.
NotThisTime
Feb 2017
#4
You can bet also he tried to put a little bit of a spin on it for the reporter (see bio at bottom)
nolabels
Feb 2017
#18
This is more proof that people voted for Trump not because they were poor or in danger of being poor
dalton99a
Feb 2017
#8
Maybe he can have his sons go work at the meat packing plant after all the 'illegals' are deported
n2doc
Feb 2017
#11
Translation: "He wasn't supposed to hurt US - We're conservatives! He was supposed to hurt
Maru Kitteh
Feb 2017
#36
Because nothing screams trustworthiness louder than a litigious, 6X-bankrupt, thrice-married,
BeyondGeography
Feb 2017
#43
There was a Muslim woman on Bill Maher the other night who said she voted for Trump and
Vinca
Feb 2017
#24
Yet another reason to skip Maher. Having so many stupid people on your show
Maru Kitteh
Feb 2017
#38