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4. It's true that only half of voters voted, and only half of them voted for Trump, but

Reply to ginnyinWI (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 12:20 PM

Dec 2016

to me that only means that half of the non-voters are potential Trump voters who just never got off their asses. For all I know, 3/4 of them would have voted for Trump. I sure don't think most of them would have voted Democratic -- most of them are pretty disconnected and thus easy to sway with emotional arguments.

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Robert Reich offers some consolation [View all] ginnyinWI Dec 2016 OP

True that not many voted. elleng Dec 2016 #1

Hitler was very popular in Germany before 1939. Different from Trump today. Kablooie Dec 2016 #2

hitler won in 1933 with only 44% of the vote and made himself dictator shortly thereafter unblock Dec 2016 #3

It's true that only half of voters voted, and only half of them voted for Trump, but Nay Dec 2016 #4