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2016 Postmortem

vlyons

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32. Completely pointless to try to win over the Trumpsters

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 12, 2016, 04:53 PM

Sep 2016

No amount of reason and logic, no amount of facts to the contrary, no amount of appeals to common human decency and compassion will win them over. Their hearts are hardened, and their minds are closed. I honestly don't know what to do with them.

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We're expected to reach out to these voters????????` [View all] Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 OP

Trump is the Republicans punishment for Shrub, and I like to twist them about it constantly, that's orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #1

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IBTL! Major Nikon Sep 2016 #4

In 2008 I attended a Palin rally it was the same. gordianot Sep 2016 #3

"deplorable" is such a GENTLE epithet . . . . n/t annabanana Sep 2016 #5

The mask is off Loki Sep 2016 #6

"Hillary is a whore!" Has a familiar ring. Where did I hear that before? Buzz Clik Sep 2016 #7

No, NOT the deplorables in the basket. The OTHER half Hortensis Sep 2016 #8

She spoke to that half. librarylu Sep 2016 #26

+100. We know a lot of people like you describe, Librarylu. Hortensis Sep 2016 #27

Thank you. I think that's my first + librarylu Sep 2016 #28

Lol. I'm honore. Here's another +1 for that last. So Hillary's Hortensis Sep 2016 #30

The video at the convention librarylu Sep 2016 #33

These pernicious lies. I guess you hit whatever Hortensis Sep 2016 #36

The CF's rating is even better than the Red Cross' librarylu Sep 2016 #37

Kick and Rec JustAnotherGen Sep 2016 #9

Completely pointless to try to win over the Trumpsters vlyons Sep 2016 #32

Remarkable to me seeing that vid on the NYT channel. They should have front paged it Rose Siding Sep 2016 #10

We are judged by the company we keep. Enough said. Laser102 Sep 2016 #11

Septic tank full of deplorables. n/t oasis Sep 2016 #12

More like a cesspool full of despicables meow2u3 Sep 2016 #29

You're not the only one. I completely agree with you. Glorfindel Sep 2016 #13

not to mention the signs handmade34 Sep 2016 #14

I hope someone is working on an ad tavernier Sep 2016 #15

Agreed. Totally. nruthie Sep 2016 #16

you may want to include the actual video for those who don't click on links ... napkinz Sep 2016 #17

Are we expected to? Probably not. Should we? Well, yeah. Bibliovore Sep 2016 #18

If you want to waste your time chasing these guys Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 #19

I completely agree. Ligyron Sep 2016 #20

I agree 100% paleotn Sep 2016 #21

I think the personality type is genetic, at least partly. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2016 #22

Hillary was correct to call the deplorables out radius777 Sep 2016 #23

kick napkinz Sep 2016 #24

we should all get pics of deplorables and tweet them out there. Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2016 #25

I disagree. They should be reached out to Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2016 #31

If I did not have that much Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 #35

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