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2016 Postmortem

NCTraveler

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4. Things like this don't happen overnight.

Reply to SoCalMusicLover (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 03:21 PM

Dec 2016

They happen because of the courage of people like Boxer. People willing to stand up and fight. It's not as much about Republicans as you state. That is the bogus aspect here.

The trend of progressive punching continues.

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Barbara Boxer rips Electoral College to shreds: We have a system where the winner can lose [View all] NCTraveler Dec 2016 OP

Well obviously the representative from California... Begabig Dec 2016 #1

The representative from California would like the peoples choice to actuall win. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #2

Well she's been a senator for 25 years at least and is leaving yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #6

Too little too late. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #7

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #8

Thank you. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #12

That's where most of the people live. white_wolf Dec 2016 #5

Yeah, just because Clinton got 4M more votes Retrograde Dec 2016 #9

the current system is the one where only a few "swing states" get attention n/t JustinL Dec 2016 #15

Killing Time Before She Departs SoCalMusicLover Dec 2016 #3

Things like this don't happen overnight. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #4

So she should just shut up and sit down? Fla Dem Dec 2016 #14

Well, she WOULD. Is this supposed to be significant, all things considered? closeupready Dec 2016 #10

EC in current form sucks; all voters aren't equal. radius777 Dec 2016 #11

true or not, post election timing for this will be used as sore-loserdome. Granted, saying it before JCanete Dec 2016 #13