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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: It's clear people have not fully considered the con job that has been pulled on them [View all]TwilightZone
(28,835 posts)16. I think some of them just bought their own BS
Some people actually argued - Jill Stein was one of them, and there were many on DU - that Trump could turn out to be more liberal than Hillary. That she would nominate a bunch of conservatives and that Trump might be more middle-of-the-road.
That is weapons-grade stupidity, based on everything that happened during the campaign and everything we know about them. It's just...insane. HDS.
Agreed re: the speeches and book sales. Former politicians become motivational speakers (and lobbyists) all the time, but for some reason, the only one that got attacked for it was Hillary.
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It's clear people have not fully considered the con job that has been pulled on them [View all]
BainsBane
Nov 2016
OP
I suppose next time we should pick the candidate that lost the primary? And disenfranchise millions?
bravenak
Dec 2016
#2
Well I care what happens to America - thats why I supported another candidate in the primary
el_bryanto
Dec 2016
#10
I voted for Hillary in the general election. So who exactly are you calling an idiot? nt
el_bryanto
Dec 2016
#13
Right, her voting record. The one that puts here squarely on the liberal side of Congress.
TwilightZone
Dec 2016
#7
Yep that's the one - She is a liberal; just not as liberal I would prefer, on a number of issues.
el_bryanto
Dec 2016
#14
Well it seemed that people weren't interested in Russ Feingold's record or Cypher, Teachout, or
still_one
Dec 2016
#26
Trump is the *ultimate* elitist and the *ultimate* corporatist. He's a fricking BRAND, for heaven's
TwilightZone
Dec 2016
#5
You got played too if you think Hillary did everything she needed to do to win
BeyondGeography
Dec 2016
#11
Sam Stein wrote a pretty definitive autopsy, if that one doesn't work for you
BeyondGeography
Dec 2016
#23
You might not have called her a corporatist. But a whole lot of people did. Constantly.
kcr
Dec 2016
#33