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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Voting the lesser of two evils is blackmail [View all]Shadowflash
(1,536 posts)10. Right.
The GOP nominated a turd that not even THEY like, let alone anybody else, yet HRC is BARELY breaking even with him in the polls. HRC should be thanking her lucky stars that they nominated such a clown this cycle to run against her. Had they nominated anybody who had a modicum of sense, she would be losing, big time.
But, sure, go ahead and blame the Sanders supporters if she loses.
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The ONLY Path To CHANGE Is For US To Stand In TOTAL OPPOSITION To This Ever Worsening Grand Charade
CorporatistNation
May 2016
#101
no, he was so afflicted by Clinton schrapnal, he didnt have a big enough lead to avoid Jeb's
larkrake
May 2016
#109
What? Race-baiting from Camp Weathervane? Oh, I can't believe that would ever happen...
Lizzie Poppet
May 2016
#5
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2016
#4
if if if if if, are you so afraid? you really think congress ia going to listen to this conman?
larkrake
May 2016
#36
It costs $100 for a passport and jobs are readily available elsewhere, just not here.
DonCoquixote
May 2016
#105
the children and poor get free education and healthcare in Europe, they dont have to be citizens
larkrake
May 2016
#107
There are multiple parties running candidates for POTUS and down ticket seats.
Feathery Scout
May 2016
#67
Alot of folks are not aware of this fact, and the media wont help these good candidates
larkrake
May 2016
#85
well, it is a stretch that this is a country since the civil war. The south never joined
larkrake
May 2016
#29
yes, sort of like a wife-beating victim, stays because it MIGHT be worse if she leaves
larkrake
May 2016
#23
If you believe a Trump presidency wouldn't be a unmitigated disaster you need a life counselor.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2016
#25
That's exactly the kind of system the two parties here are fighting to prevent.
NorthCarolina
May 2016
#41
It is a just a figure of speech. It means no candidate is perfectly aligned w me
emulatorloo
May 2016
#33
or not voting Pres at all, just support down ticket to prevent the inevitable destruction
larkrake
May 2016
#59
Right now, in case you are uninformed, there is no such thing as "Trump over Clinton"
pdsimdars
May 2016
#69
Reality is- if you dont like it, change it. As Americans, that should be instinctive
larkrake
May 2016
#60
Sadly this is true, it is more like fans rooting for their team instead of their country
larkrake
May 2016
#61
Exactly! I avoided the traffic, went to Estes Park Thursday where students did great at a show,
larkrake
May 2016
#62
So, stay the hell home. Nobody is blackmailing you. No one is forcing you to do anything.
TwilightZone
May 2016
#80
And incredibly interesting observation Squirrel, and perhaps the catalyst for
larkrake
May 2016
#108