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Demit

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40. The bitter irony is, we DIDN'T choose her.

Reply to CousinIT (Reply #13)

Sun Sep 10, 2017, 11:54 AM

Sep 2017

The uniquely American part of the story is the fuckedupness of the Electoral College system.

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I'm Watching Hillary On CBS Sunday Morning. I'm Sorry... [View all] JimGinPA Sep 2017 OP

If she had male genitals she would be president today. n/t ariadne0614 Sep 2017 #1

Or if she declared her fondness for grabbing female genitals. Orrex Sep 2017 #3

Big second. LiberalLoner Sep 2017 #7

+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #8

Absolutely nikatnyte Sep 2017 #18

Agree spooky3 Sep 2017 #36

Two completely contradictory thoughts: karynnj Sep 2017 #41

Very rare for the same party to win three elections in a row MichMan Sep 2017 #50

And she STILL got the votes. Despite such long odds. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #56

Actually, voters who voted based on economic anxiety voted for HRC. ehrnst Sep 2017 #55

The biggest factor, IMO, is racism. Read DT is the First White President by Ta-Neisi Coates Hamlette Sep 2017 #45

"Lack of Charisma" had much to do with the fact that she was running while ehrnst Sep 2017 #57

I agree. Sad but true. OTOH, would a male have been as accommodating to Trump? Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #21

Barack Obama is a person of color. spooky3 Sep 2017 #37

Damn straight she would!!!!! BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #22

Maybe, but much of her issue was her surname. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #47

I agree MichMan Sep 2017 #52

Well hopefully those people are thrilled with what we have now. EllieBC Sep 2017 #73

Those who voted for trump because they are sick of clinton mdbl Sep 2017 #84

I never understood the dynasty argument when applied to Clinton white_wolf Sep 2017 #81

I think it was because there was continuously a Clinton or Bush either running or elected MichMan Sep 2017 #86

Most of the misogynists vote Republican anyway. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #49

There are a lot of reasons why she lost BrooklynTech Sep 2017 #59

After gerrymandering and Russia. Not that far down. EllieBC Sep 2017 #74

The corrupt FBI and James Comey is at the top of the list. (eom) StevieM Sep 2017 #79

If we didn't elect Presidents based on an outdated model created to please slave owners liberalnarb Sep 2017 #88

There were plenty of people who hated Bill too IronLionZion Sep 2017 #89

The orange buffoon had to pick the group which he could fool, low information was Thinkingabout Sep 2017 #2

Like he said, "I love the poorly educated." Zen Democrat Sep 2017 #25

Allegedly brogressive white male 20 somethings felt repressed by "the establishment" nycbos Sep 2017 #4

Yes, I saw a bunch of macho types smirking on TV. raging moderate Sep 2017 #51

Lol @ "Brogressive." nt ecstatic Sep 2017 #75

I think many knew she was more qualified and hated her because of that. tanyev Sep 2017 #5

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ still_one Sep 2017 #44

You win the day. Intelligence envy and sexism. You win! haveahart Sep 2017 #46

My mother was a secretary to a business WhiteTara Sep 2017 #6

Good for your mom! mnhtnbb Sep 2017 #9

It wasn't that long ago, was it? annabanana Sep 2017 #87

Way to go, Mom! MLAA Sep 2017 #24

Wish she had had the means to file a sex discrimination spooky3 Sep 2017 #38

This was in the mid 60s and WhiteTara Sep 2017 #42

Unfortunately, this is still true. There was a recent story spooky3 Sep 2017 #48

More people voted for Hillary than against her rocktivity Sep 2017 #10

Record numbers. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #58

For too many voters he met the one criteria she could not -- not being Hillary Clinton. aikoaiko Sep 2017 #11

And no one else mattered leftofcool Sep 2017 #16

Too many let the russians roll them. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #12

No penis to keep her brain in means: unqualified CousinIT Sep 2017 #13

Bing! Thread winner! leftofcool Sep 2017 #14

Ping: Excellent judge of Thread winners!😉 MLAA Sep 2017 #26

The bitter irony is, we DIDN'T choose her. Demit Sep 2017 #40

She won LostinRed Sep 2017 #15

actually Hillary 'won' by 10 million plus if you count the 'sillies' who voted for spoilers. Sunlei Sep 2017 #23

A person would have to be brainwashed njhoneybadger Sep 2017 #17

There's a group of DUers right here this morning complaining about her. yardwork Sep 2017 #19

fuck them Skittles Sep 2017 #70

To hell with them Progressive dog Sep 2017 #72

You perfectly described them. Well done. ++++++++++ JHan Sep 2017 #76

+1000 Heartstrings Sep 2017 #78

+100000000000000 betsuni Sep 2017 #80

Republicans wanted stupid, ill,conman in the WH so they could rape Americans money & Democracy away. Sunlei Sep 2017 #20

Even if there was a con"woman" candidate she would still BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #27

I agree, no one is as mean & cruel as some of those Republican woman who wanted to be Pres. Sunlei Sep 2017 #32

Damn straight. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #54

It was ever about qualifications RandomAccess Sep 2017 #28

You forget, she WON (except for it being stolen on many levels by Putin). Zen Democrat Sep 2017 #29

I don't think anyone thinks she was less qualified... Baconator Sep 2017 #30

...and none of us would be feeling this collective angst and anxiety samnsara Sep 2017 #31

Unfortunately, there are a lot of unreasonable people in this country NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #33

The right wing hate machine had over Turbineguy Sep 2017 #34

Three Decades of Vicious Attacks and Propaganda Leith Sep 2017 #35

So the only way someone could dissagree with Hillary is if it was propaganda? Egnever Sep 2017 #63

Way to Twist a Person's Words Leith Sep 2017 #65

Feel free to explain what you were trying to say Egnever Sep 2017 #66

Posts You Did Not Challenge Leith Sep 2017 #67

it even worked on some DUers Skittles Sep 2017 #69

Who we are now. Loge23 Sep 2017 #39

She's on fire Politicub Sep 2017 #43

Or "just as corrupt" because you know... "money" ehrnst Sep 2017 #53

Who said that reasonable people believed that? n/t DFW Sep 2017 #60

Trump's win was barely about Hillary Egnever Sep 2017 #61

I thought the interview with Jane Pauley was fantastic....and your right, how could anyone think she Pachamama Sep 2017 #62

How, you ask - could anyone believe? KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #64

+1 betsuni Sep 2017 #82

SHE'S NOT A HATER...TRUMP IS...whats the first thing he said on his campaign? yuiyoshida Sep 2017 #68

For better or worse... krkaufman Sep 2017 #71

She's a strong female.... Heartstrings Sep 2017 #77

Some people still claim she hasn't taken responsibility or apologized but she's been betsuni Sep 2017 #83

Because People Vote On Raw Emotion DallasNE Sep 2017 #85