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In reply to the discussion: Trump: My presidency is 'substantially ahead of schedule' [View all]PatSeg
(46,804 posts)60. I know
And it was so bizarre. I thought electing Barack Obama was a quantum leap forward and then it was followed by a dramatic leap backward. Apparently on the far right, there have been incremental steps to this point, throughout the Obama years, and those people were waiting for a candidate like Donald Trump. Obviously there are no simple answers and the Russian influence certainly contributed, but apparently while many of us were celebrating our first black president, there were angry people who fed off of Fox News and right-wing radio, armed (some literally) and ready for the first demigod who would lead them.
Most of us are still in shock, I think. It could take years before we can clearly see what happened.
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between the age of the gopeepee base and the opioid crisis in all the red states
mopinko
Oct 2017
#27
Setting the dumpster (GOP) on fire is the best way to get rid of the maggots (trump enablers)
populistdriven
Oct 2017
#47
If destroying the democracy of the USA was on the list, then I would have to agree. nt
logosoco
Oct 2017
#7
Yes by destroying the country and its institutions and turning over it to a Russia,
kimbutgar
Oct 2017
#14
"restore moral clarity" - from probably the least moral person to ever occupy the White House
groundloop
Oct 2017
#18
Tragically, the damage done by evil and/or incompetent executive agency appointees...
pat_k
Oct 2017
#50
Seeing that he is so far ahead, does that mean he will finish early?? Like tomorrow? Or today? nt
karynnj
Oct 2017
#31
Yes. It's full speed ahead on the destruction of executive functions at every level.
pat_k
Oct 2017
#52