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2016 Postmortem

neeksgeek

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7. This is totally anecdotal, I know, but

Reply to bettyellen (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 11:19 PM

Dec 2016

Many of my right-wing family members consider California effectively a foreign country. For example, Dad used to work for a computer company that was based there. whenever he had to travel to headquarters on business, his Dad and brothers always gave him a really hard time. Made comments about gays. Made comments about Mexicans. Made comments about hippies. Crazy stuff.

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Maddow is talking about the new PPP of attitudes about Trump [View all] bettyellen Dec 2016 OP

I found that sickingly amusing. Doreen Dec 2016 #1

They live in an alternate reality... But not counting California votes makes absolutely no shraby Dec 2016 #2

No idea where that idea came from! bettyellen Dec 2016 #6

This is totally anecdotal, I know, but neeksgeek Dec 2016 #7

Ugh. My NYC gets similar shit. You know, it would really just take one idiot on TV or the net.... bettyellen Dec 2016 #8

His voters watch FOX News and read Breitbart. If we don't address that KittyWampus Dec 2016 #3

They believe unemployment is up and the stock market down and that's because Trump told them too... bettyellen Dec 2016 #5

Cable news, especially CNN's Jeff Zucker, are entirely responsible for this disaster. duffyduff Dec 2016 #10

It's because FOX News and Breitbart told them that. Trump and Bannon just went with it. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #13

Didn't trump say he did nothing to divide the country??? rogue emissary Dec 2016 #4

And there are far too many people on this discussion board who believe Dems should pander to them. duffyduff Dec 2016 #9

We need to get the correct info out and repair the damage cable media has done ! bettyellen Dec 2016 #11

Like how? triron Dec 2016 #12

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #15

Low information dumbfucks. They'll pay the price for their ignorance. oasis Dec 2016 #14

That's Fine. We Californians SDJay Dec 2016 #16