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2016 Postmortem

yallerdawg

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28. I live in Alabama.

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #25)

Thu Nov 17, 2016, 09:35 PM

Nov 2016

I saw no bumper stickers or yard signs for either candidate here in Montgomery.

What does that tell us?

Alabama was never in question by either candidate. It has nothing to do with enthusiasm.

If bumper stickers and yard signs mattered, according to DU, Sanders would be president today!

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Why is it verboten to criticize GE voters [View all] BainsBane Nov 2016 OP

Beats the hell out of me. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2016 #1

Because we're not allowed to criticize DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #2

Ding! Starry Messenger Nov 2016 #3

little feefees to match WhiteTara Nov 2016 #4

Joy-Ann Reid has somethin' to say: yallerdawg Nov 2016 #5

Joy-Ann Reid speaks the truth Hekate Nov 2016 #7

She's good that way. BainsBane Nov 2016 #8

The lady knows what she's talking about... bettyellen Nov 2016 #10

how was the AA turnout for Hillary as compared to 2012? Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #16

Will we ever really know? yallerdawg Nov 2016 #17

well, actually, I think there's some data in that regard. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #18

The same organization that told us this was a cake walk for Hillary... yallerdawg Nov 2016 #19

You mean CNN? They're citing exit polling. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #20

Polling. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #21

exit polling is distinguishable from pre-election polling, to be sure. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #22

We don't know what the turnout was! yallerdawg Nov 2016 #23

And I could be a head in a jar, dreaming all of this. Of course. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #25

Well, I'd have had some Hillary stuff LisaM Nov 2016 #26

I live in Alabama. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #28

Okay. If you say so. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #31

Right and I suppose the way Bernie bashed her and the Democratic Party for months... Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #29

Her negatives came baked in. Sanders didn't do that. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #32

He did increased them and caused division. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #35

Some people take the position that Hillary was just a bad candidate. boston bean Nov 2016 #36

All we needed to do was to run a self-described socialist. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #37

Comparing AA turnout in 2016 to 2004 mght be more accurate. Kaleva Nov 2016 #42

Zingo! so true... they got some high standards they just don't hold themselves to them. boston bean Nov 2016 #6

VOLUME!! NurseJackie Nov 2016 #9

Not verboten kenfrequed Nov 2016 #11

Yet somehow not for all the people saying BainsBane Nov 2016 #12

Well... kenfrequed Nov 2016 #13

It wouldn't have mattered. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #30

Blame is all you have kenfrequed Nov 2016 #33

No we also have one of the most evil president-elects Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #34

A ridiculous argument. kenfrequed Nov 2016 #38

I don't think you understand...Bernie being in the primary helped Trump win. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #40

Again... absurd kenfrequed Nov 2016 #41

Unlike a dozen threads telling us what we should have done? mcar Nov 2016 #15

1 OrwellwasRight Nov 2016 #39

Things that make you go hmmmm mcar Nov 2016 #14

"The people have spoken, the bastards." OnDoutside Nov 2016 #24

I never get why it is wrong to blame the voters treestar Nov 2016 #27