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PoorMonger

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9. I've Been Thinking This.

Sat Aug 5, 2017, 02:39 PM

Aug 2017

The only real example I have in my life is an aunt , who is a wealthy dentist. She voted Obama in 2008 - but went back to Republicans in 2012. She, I think, felt shame at the end of Bush's term and she went along. It wasn't two years into Obama's admin that she started consuming Fox and turned on Obama big time. In a weird way I could see her going against Trump in 2020, as she may again see herself as being conned ; but the problem with her, and many people like that, is that she doesn't really care about issues or policy , and so she's prone to switching based on some warped perception of how she sees America. If Fox ever has to turn against Trump out of preservation she will too.

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WAPO: "Theres no such thing as a Trump Democrat" [View all] emulatorloo Aug 2017 OP

Hear, hear. onecaliberal Aug 2017 #1

Exactly. we can do it Aug 2017 #2

thank you for the summary. barbtries Aug 2017 #3

Not at all surprising...nt Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #4

Now if we can only refute the idea ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #5

lol....+++++++ JHan Aug 2017 #8

+2 Tarheel_Dem Aug 2017 #37

Trump Democrats were the cover story for the rigged election. Botany Aug 2017 #6

Yes I think you're right about this FakeNoose Aug 2017 #17

i know...i know ..... samnsara Aug 2017 #32

Exactly Butterflylady Aug 2017 #7

I've Been Thinking This. PoorMonger Aug 2017 #9

"There is no such thing as a Trump Democrat." 3catwoman3 Aug 2017 #10

Even if we assume that this is true, what exactly is the point here? YoungDemCA Aug 2017 #11

The point is tiredtoo Aug 2017 #12

OK. nt YoungDemCA Aug 2017 #18

agree onetexan Aug 2017 #27

You Have To Ask? Me. Aug 2017 #26

To go after the base that was suppressed or didn't vote uponit7771 Aug 2017 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Aug 2017 #44

K&R Scurrilous Aug 2017 #13

what i have said all along. there is NO such thing as a trump supporting dem. samnsara Aug 2017 #14

Agreed. 58Sunliner Aug 2017 #15

A lot of Dems I know thought that since he had no strong ideology BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #16

Can We Now, Once & For All Me. Aug 2017 #19

Amen! broadcaster90210 Aug 2017 #25

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2017 #29

Amen! leftofcool Aug 2017 #33

Analysis by AFL-CIO (thank a union for paying dues to the AFL-CIO) Omaha Steve Aug 2017 #20

Good post! KPN Aug 2017 #56

K and R LittleGirl Aug 2017 #21

K & R SunSeeker Aug 2017 #22

What catering are we doing? Who is in disagreement that we should be broadly appealing to the JCanete Aug 2017 #23

M$M describes "working class" as mostly white people so they and narrow sighted dems are ... uponit7771 Aug 2017 #30

you are right, the MSM has its own spin on this...a total bastardization of the actual point, and JCanete Aug 2017 #31

Bingo. broadcaster90210 Aug 2017 #24

Another election myth busted mcar Aug 2017 #34

Kick. So who has been pushing that myth as truth??? Squinch Aug 2017 #35

some trump voters themselves as a defense for voting for such a vile bigoted man JI7 Aug 2017 #39

Rec, thanks, nt. Mc Mike Aug 2017 #36

It never made sense. Thanks for posting. n/t Tarheel_Dem Aug 2017 #38

Excellent - thanks for posting that! Mountain Mule Aug 2017 #40

If the goal is to appeal zentrum Aug 2017 #41

Common denominator was hope DeminPennswoods Aug 2017 #42

Make this an OP. This is the essential point. yardwork Aug 2017 #45

Feel free to make one DeminPennswoods Aug 2017 #58

Exactly... and I personally know 4 or 5 of them. lamp_shade Aug 2017 #43

What resonated with them in Bernie's message? yardwork Aug 2017 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author lamp_shade Aug 2017 #49

I really don't know. lamp_shade Aug 2017 #50

Obama-Trump voters just bandwagon followers. Good advice to ignore them & make a bandwagon instead. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #47

Yes indeed--idiot racist fuckheads. Orrex Aug 2017 #48

It's an insidious myth. dalton99a Aug 2017 #51

Yes--a myth that conservative Dems wanted to believe Loubee Aug 2017 #52

I read this in my copy of the Post this morning. I believe they are completely right. Nitram Aug 2017 #53

Makes sense. I saw one on tv. No way she was ever a Democrat. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #54

The message is not fooled Aug 2017 #55

Yes, we have to go after the disaffected Democrats. KPN Aug 2017 #57