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2016 Postmortem

JI7

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10. trump brought it out. remember that McCain defended OBama as a person and an american

Reply to RonniePudding (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 08:24 PM

Dec 2016

romney did not play to the bigots either. he ran on economic issues. and romney is mormon also which many of them don't like.

both romney and mccain were never liked by many in the party either. they only ended up winning the nomination because the crazy candidates split the votes .

but if gingrich had been the nominee in 2012 it would have been very ugly .

and add in the media that trump had like no other candidate ever.

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Trump winning makes me wonder, Mccain lost but would Palin have come closer to winning [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 OP

I definitely think so. David__77 Dec 2016 #1

ain't that just the saddest thing. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #2

no because she is a woman JI7 Dec 2016 #3

you are so smart La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #4

He got plenty of criticism, NTOZamboni Dec 2016 #12

he did not get the ridicule that Palin got. Palin was treated as a joke and there wasn't this need JI7 Dec 2016 #15

I've always asked, "why is it that repugs always louis-t Dec 2016 #5

So that there is no one around who is smarter than they are. nt brer cat Dec 2016 #8

I suppose they would rather have a beer with their 'president' louis-t Dec 2016 #19

You might as well brer cat Dec 2016 #20

Maybe now, but not then. HassleCat Dec 2016 #6

Nope. She actually doesn't have his manipulation abilities. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #7

Agreed. He's a consumate con man. She's just not on the same level. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #14

The deplorables were still in the larvae stage in 2008 RonniePudding Dec 2016 #9

trump brought it out. remember that McCain defended OBama as a person and an american JI7 Dec 2016 #10

Yes, my point was this was a voting bloc that saw white patriarchy threatened RonniePudding Dec 2016 #13

About the same, really. She drove turnout for that ticket. McCain would have lost geek tragedy Dec 2016 #11

like 2012 with ROmney and Ryan ? JI7 Dec 2016 #16

Palin is a "deplorable magnet". She definitely would get their votes. nt oasis Dec 2016 #17

except perhaps the premise. triron Dec 2016 #18

I don't think the time was right for a right-wing populist candidate. Willie Pep Dec 2016 #21