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In reply to the discussion: Universal health care "concern trolls" . . [View all]still_one
(98,883 posts)lost to the establishment, incumbent, republican, and those Democrats were progressive by any standard.
Here is another clarity alert for you. Hillary was ahead by 4 points in every polls until 11 days before the election Comey sent the letter to the republicans in Congress. MSNBC was the first network to report that "the email investigation had been reopened". THAT WAS A LIE. MSNBC then paraded every republican politician across the screen propagating that lie for the next several hours. Other media outlets soon followed suit. This was immediately reflected in the polls, as that lead vanished. Several days later as things just started to settle down, Bret Baher, of fox news, reported that "according to his sources in the FBI, an indictment was imminent against the Clinton Foundation. THAT WAS ALSO A LIE, but it didn't stop other media outlets from repeating it. 48 hours later, Baher came out and apologized, saying it was an "honest mistake", but the damage had already been down.
As for those self-identified progressives who refused to vote for the Democratic nominee, and those who said there was no difference between the two parties, but especially for those who said the "Democrats didn't give us a reason to vote for them", BULLSHIT
The Supreme Court wasn't a reason?
Civil Rights weren't a reason?
Women's rights weren't a reason?
Worker's rights weren't a reason?
The environment, Healthcare, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc., etc., etc. were not a reason?
Johnson is an arrogant, opinionated ass, who makes broad brush generalizations as he did in 2016, which were distorted and flawed, so it is no surprise that he continues that same approach