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2016 Postmortem

guillaumeb

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4. Not a bitter pill so much as reality.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 12:20 PM

Dec 2016

And the reality is that there was no "lesser evil" involved. One candidate was well qualified, the other is a big talker. And the 41% of registered voters who did not vote and the small fraction who voted Green made a choice that turned out to be a de facto vote for Trump.

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Those who voted (or didn't vote) out of spite deserve the outcome. [View all] MineralMan Dec 2016 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #1

2020 is four years away. MineralMan Dec 2016 #3

And you and I will continue to take part in a positive way. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #2

Yes, we'll do what we can to ameliorate the situation. MineralMan Dec 2016 #5

Not a bitter pill so much as reality. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #4

Reality is a bitter pill for many, many people. MineralMan Dec 2016 #6

You're right of course, but it's a waste of time to focus on them. yodermon Dec 2016 #7

because this disaster is anyone and everyone's fault other than... mike_c Dec 2016 #8

Of those, only Clinton was on the ballot. One candidate from each MineralMan Dec 2016 #9