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53. Howard Dean ran a fifty state strategy and won

Mon Sep 11, 2017, 09:20 PM

Sep 2017

Hillary did not even VISIT coal country and lost to the weakest candidate on modern memory.

Oh sure, she won the popular vote, but guess what? You have to win the electoral college, not a plurality of votes

She took the unions for granted and shunned the rust belt meanwhile themorangemence talked about unfair trade, auto industry, and American steel. All things DEMOCRATS used to talk about.

And that's the point. The OP is wondering what went wrong in Weld county nd someone posts some bullshit about successionists. Nonsense. Trump told the people what they needed to hear and a good portion of it we're traditional Democratic platform issues.

It's not Russia, Facebook, or conspiracy. It's a Democratic party that failed to run a campaign that appealed to what used to be there core.

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What is going on in northern Colorado? My whole dad's side and my brother turned into Trump lovers [View all] JonLP24 Sep 2017 OP

They discovered Pox News, apparently. Warpy Sep 2017 #1

Are they what you would call, "firearms enthusiasts"? Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #2

My dad seems to be JonLP24 Sep 2017 #3

I bet that's part of it. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #4

Thinking abstractly and globally defacto7 Sep 2017 #5

Sorry bout that, Benedict Donald is and the CeC are poison uponit7771 Sep 2017 #6

Lot of white racists in the west, especially idaho Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #7

I think you may be right JonLP24 Sep 2017 #8

Just don't directly confront them on that Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #11

I haven't logged into Facebook in well over a year JonLP24 Sep 2017 #12

I disagree. I have confronted some of my family and best friends over their being fooled and brain haveahart Sep 2017 #44

Being a Hispanic doesn't make any difference unless they live in an Jim Beard Sep 2017 #47

I was saying I don 't know about my Aunt's political views and mentioned she married a Hispanic JonLP24 Sep 2017 #49

some folks just hated hilary and the book will not help that dembotoz Sep 2017 #65

Idaho is NOTHING like Colorado Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #17

Right wing radio is to blame, IMO. Many people (especially men) drive many hours per day No Vested Interest Sep 2017 #9

I think you make excellent points JonLP24 Sep 2017 #10

For the last two years my adult son's job requires him to be in and out of a large truck No Vested Interest Sep 2017 #52

I've seen the same driving phenomena of Reich wing radio brainwashing kimbutgar Sep 2017 #31

Can I borrow your crowbar? Jim Beard Sep 2017 #48

Right wing radio is a perpetual shit machine. Initech Sep 2017 #51

All the social media, Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms, have been invaded by pnwmom Sep 2017 #13

I've seen on Pinterest much of what I hear others saying they see on FB & Twitter. Lyricalinklines Sep 2017 #16

Fox and reich wing talk radio Hulk Sep 2017 #14

Yup. Why don't Dem leaders know this? sharedvalues Sep 2017 #22

The DNC is like a slow moving mountain of mud.. Hulk Sep 2017 #24

What a load of divisive crap that has nothing to do with RW radio.... some bettyellen Sep 2017 #37

The DNC is the tractor, it must find a driver to work. Jim Beard Sep 2017 #50

+1000 LiberalLovinLug Sep 2017 #81

It's probably not where they live. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #15

I disagree. Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #18

For what it's worth, I lived for 18 years in Kansas PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #23

All we run on are social issues Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #26

Lead in the water? Ohiya Sep 2017 #19

Russian ads Not Ruth Sep 2017 #20

With all respect to some DUers who live there, Greeley is a hotbed of that shit---remember they hlthe2b Sep 2017 #21

This is the area I'm talking about JonLP24 Sep 2017 #25

Add Longmont to that list eleny Sep 2017 #54

With all due respect we lost Las Animas county Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #27

the Question was about NORTHERN COLORADO hlthe2b Sep 2017 #28

I am pointing out that there is something seriously wrong Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #32

then start another thread... Derailing threads is not cool. Clinton decisively won Colorado, BTW hlthe2b Sep 2017 #33

I'll post what I like, Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #35

Your post is irrelevent in more ways than one. hlthe2b Sep 2017 #36

Your opinion. Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #40

Socially conscious Elite is RW BULLSHIT. But feel free to rail on against identity politics as if bettyellen Sep 2017 #38

Uh huh. That's why we lose. Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #39

Howard Dean actually did lose the primaries, LOL. Do you even know why Dems got screwed in the bettyellen Sep 2017 #45

This definitely explains my dad JonLP24 Sep 2017 #46

Howard Dean ran a fifty state strategy and won Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #53

The racists left the Dem party a while back- and they went for Trump. We're not pandering to racist bettyellen Sep 2017 #55

Oh bullshit Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #56

She campaigned in states where down ticket candidates and governors needed help. bettyellen Sep 2017 #57

Why do you keep perpetuating this nonsense? Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #58

Polls said she got the voters who were concerned about the economy. Study up because it's not worth bettyellen Sep 2017 #60

Polls also said she would win by 300 EV Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #61

The Comey letter hit her hard, we both know it was the final blow. bettyellen Sep 2017 #62

OFFs... believe whatever you want. Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #63

You're making up a lot of shit no one said. And ignoring the polls that came out after... bettyellen Sep 2017 #64

She fucking said as much in an interview on NPR today Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #66

I doubt that- you have quotes? She has said she was aware she didn't connect quite a few times bettyellen Sep 2017 #67

She said Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #68

None of that matches your claims in this post: bettyellen Sep 2017 #69

Whatever... Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #70

You make no sense- and stretch the truth to defend racist sexist assholes who voted for DT -and bettyellen Sep 2017 #71

Our nominee lost to the worst candidate on history Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #83

She lost by a sliver to a TVstar given billions or dollars of free air time. bettyellen Sep 2017 #85

Only my dad I can say for certain JonLP24 Sep 2017 #72

The weird thing is- people think "being a racist" means using slurs and approving on beat downs of bettyellen Sep 2017 #73

I agree 100% JonLP24 Sep 2017 #74

So like sexism, there are lots of people who've internalized shitty attitudes and don't realize it.. bettyellen Sep 2017 #75

I agree that is also a big part of it JonLP24 Sep 2017 #76

Yeah, he was bragging about literally having a habit of assaulting women. bettyellen Sep 2017 #82

All I would say to them is... mdbl Sep 2017 #29

They're scared to death of anyone not white like them... hunter Sep 2017 #30

Same thing happened to my mom's side of the famiy. They were strong Dems, pro-union, etc. Coventina Sep 2017 #34

Side effect of legalizing pot of course! whistler162 Sep 2017 #41

i dunno... seems to relax all my relatives....that and tequila! samnsara Sep 2017 #78

It's never affected us JonLP24 Sep 2017 #80

It may be difficult, but tell them they have been unknowingly smitten by Russian bots and haveahart Sep 2017 #42

I would if I could actually get into my Facebook account JonLP24 Sep 2017 #43

Douglas Adams was right: human intelligence is so primitive, it's considered an infectious disease Aristus Sep 2017 #59

so i guess your relatives support sexual predators? thats how.... samnsara Sep 2017 #77

Another thing to keep in mind if there is a next time JonLP24 Sep 2017 #79

Inbreeding madamesilverspurs Sep 2017 #84

My uncle was a moderate independent until he retired. Willie Pep Sep 2017 #86