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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Donald Trump has 5 kids with 3 different wives? [View all]Doodley
(9,077 posts)28. They believe him because he is the Republican ticket.
They believe him because he is (in their opinion, not mine) a very successful businessman.
They believe him because he is (in their opinion, not mine) looking out for them and he wants to protect them.
They believe him because he is (in their opinion, not mine) an outsider and not a corrupt politician.
It doesn't matter what the Clinton side say, they have made up their minds, and this accounts for maybe 40% of the electorate already in the bag.
As Nate Silver says, he has a real chance of winning the election. IMO, he is the biggest threat to world security, since the dawn of mankind. Only when I see an average ten point Clinton lead am I going to breathe a sigh of relief, and I expect that in the next few weeks.
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As a nail bitter, my fingers will be hurting from now to election day. I hope the majority of
Doodley
Jul 2016
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My mother had a relationship with someone (divorced) who had kids from three women (2 married)
brooklynite
Jul 2016
#35