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2016 Postmortem

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16. This

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 09:15 AM

Dec 2016

They may feel economically threatened by the immigrants. That's been a nativist thing for centuries.

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A big question: did Trump's racism and demagoguery ultimately help him or hurt him? [View all] Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 OP

WOW - trick question? Laf.La.Dem. Dec 2016 #1

This treestar Dec 2016 #16

Agreed. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #17

Trump is a Reality TV Master. A master of persuasion. Dems to Win Dec 2016 #9

yes, but it also helps that he can lie so easily Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #10

And, yet, everyone knew he was a liar. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #12

we all knew that, very well Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #13

Yeah, that's possible. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #14

It was central to his campaign BainsBane Dec 2016 #4

kick for a few more votes Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #15