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In reply to the discussion: Hillary was right about the "Deplorables". [View all]Ninsianna
(1,354 posts)31. No they did not. Deplorable was the term attached to the racist, Nazi
Bannonite portion of Donnie's supporters, the David Dukes, the KKK, the hard right that seek to hate anyone who doesn't look like them.
They didn't vote for Obama, they were the ones who lost their heads and were frothing at the mouth.
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The "deplorable" comment was a tactical error which is why she tried to mitigate the damage...
PoliticAverse
Apr 2017
#5
My gut tells me she didn't lose many who would have truly considered voting for her anyways
Norbert9
Apr 2017
#15
I don't think it was about losing votes I think it was about motivating people...
PoliticAverse
Apr 2017
#22
Or someone the other Party has not spent 30 years attempting to define in the most negative way...
kentuck
Apr 2017
#166
You don't insult your opponents' supporters because it gives them motivation to actually...
PoliticAverse
Apr 2017
#25
In a non-polarized electorate, I would agree with you. Is there any data
KingCharlemagne
Apr 2017
#37
I think that is something that would be hard to show by data. Perhaps the Clinton campaign...
PoliticAverse
Apr 2017
#62
As I wrote in the post right above yours, I think it was a small thing. Stumbling on 9/11 caused
StevieM
Apr 2017
#44
It was an honest one, and you might want to take a closer listen to her "apology".
Ninsianna
Apr 2017
#30
I agree with her 10000000%. MSNBC interviewed some of TRUMP's supporters this weekend
trueblue2007
Apr 2017
#151
She not only opposed Trump. She called out the people who supported him for Racial reasons
fun n serious
Apr 2017
#6
In this case, it called for someone to point out their ugliness in an aggressive way.
fun n serious
Apr 2017
#21
But she unlike a lot of others, held people accountable for their racism
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2017
#10
Yep! Some were then caught up in the lies of Trump believing him. All Trump voters IMO can't
RKP5637
Apr 2017
#29
those same polls were wrong about last November so they don't have much credibility.
hrmjustin
Apr 2017
#74
And no more Clinton bashing as well. Lets move forward and move that orange fool out of our
irisblue
Apr 2017
#104
Geez. People used to be better at this. Training standards must be going way downhill.
Squinch
Apr 2017
#112
Your memory is incorrect. Sanders supporter here. That 'theory' you're touting
emulatorloo
Apr 2017
#126
It wasn't Hillary's campaign that made people "alienated." It was divisive rhetoric smearing
R B Garr
Apr 2017
#51
As a politician she is entitled to endorse whoever the fuck she wants especially..
JHan
Apr 2017
#95
You have no way of knowing what reception Warren would get until she runs for president.
Demit
Apr 2017
#120
That's just not true in most cases. Trump tapped a group that usually don't vote, and some
Squinch
Apr 2017
#111
There was nothing that the DNC could have done, or did do, to affect the outcome of the race.
StevieM
May 2017
#195