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2016 Postmortem

bettyellen

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14. Exactly!

Reply to Her Sister (Reply #12)

Thu Jun 30, 2016, 09:08 PM

Jun 2016

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Playing False Equivalence Between Hillary and Donald Is Actively Campaigning for Him (GD 16) [View all] Her Sister Jun 2016 OP

HRC vs Trump is not Coca-Cola versus Pepsi! ~It's Coca-Cola versus sewer water. Her Sister Jun 2016 #1

What a farcical piece this is. phazed0 Jun 2016 #2

Agreed, it is obscene to suggest you support Trump... GeorgiaPeanuts Jun 2016 #4

"Donald is disliked because he lies to people, Hillary because she is lied about." It's true.. the Cha Jun 2016 #5

That's all good and well.. phazed0 Jun 2016 #8

We're not.. just happens to be the point of the OP Cha Jun 2016 #9

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #10

There will be a tidal pull to normalize this election, to make it Coca-Cola versus Pepsi instead of Cha Jun 2016 #11

The MSM needs a horse race mcar Jul 2016 #30

And, it's not like it's nothing new with them, mcar.. Cha Jul 2016 #31

A new The Atlantic article cites factors in Trump's rise: Hortensis Jul 2016 #32

I think so too mcar Jul 2016 #33

You sound very fazed by the idea that Trump and Clinton are not the same! Her Sister Jun 2016 #12

Exactly! bettyellen Jun 2016 #14

That you think you'd be banned for making your case suggests that it's not actually true. -nt- Lord Magus Jul 2016 #18

It has been proven numerous times. You cannot make your case synergie Jul 2016 #27

This is spot on. realmirage Jun 2016 #3

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #7

If you think Trump and HRC are the "same," then say it and own it. emulatorloo Jun 2016 #13

Nah! I don't come to DU to convince DEMS to not vote for a Republican. Her Sister Jun 2016 #15

Hi Her Sister! I wasn't replying to you. Was replying to the person whose posts are now hidden. emulatorloo Jun 2016 #17

emulatorloo, I know, Thank you!!! I just did not want said poster to get in "convince me mode!" Her Sister Jul 2016 #19

They're definitely not the same and forensics will prove it. floriduck Jul 2016 #28

Lame. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #39

Thanks for participating. Your input was invaluable. floriduck Jul 2016 #40

Has more substance than your forensics remark. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #42

Lame. floriduck Jul 2016 #43

Damn I missed it! zappaman Jul 2016 #37

Yep. Siubect line is silly oversimplification... Orsino Jul 2016 #24

Thank you, Her Sister! Cha Jun 2016 #6

K&R! stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #16

This false equivalence is only one lie about Hillary Hortensis Jul 2016 #20

It just boggles the mind! Her Sister Jul 2016 #21

But never before this "false equivalence" drawn everywhere. Hortensis Jul 2016 #23

We knew the false equivalence was coming because it happened before IMO Her Sister Jul 2016 #25

Hillary is a capitalist; Trump is a fascist. that difference is light years in width. - nt KingCharlemagne Jul 2016 #22

. Jester Messiah Jul 2016 #26

. Her Sister Jul 2016 #34

You ascertain the situation correctly. N/t Jester Messiah Jul 2016 #36

aha! Her Sister Jul 2016 #38

K&R mcar Jul 2016 #29

Yup Trump acts idiotic and Sec. Clinton did whistler162 Jul 2016 #35

It's a campaign to delegitimize Clinton. baldguy Jul 2016 #41

K & R! Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #44