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2016 Postmortem

Wounded Bear

(58,605 posts)

1. I suspect the high profile surrogates out there might have something to do with it...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Oct 7, 2016, 10:34 AM

Oct 2016

Having the most popular president in modern history, his very popular first lady, and several of the most prominent progressive senators we've known in recent times out on the campaign trail can't hurt.

It also helps to have the most odious and incompetent excuse for a candidate to run against anybody has ever heard of.