“It can be hard to put your finger on exactly what you fear most about the rise of Donald Trump: the racism? The sexism? The xenophobia? The profoundly dangerous lack of judgment?”
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You really going to demonize me because I liked neither Trump or Clinton and voted for the Libertarian ticket with the hope of expanding a two party system to add more alternatives? I understand you are demoralized with the results, but these sorts of tantrums and talking in absolutes that condemn people with…
Everyone I know who voted Johnson voted Republican down ticket. That’s just 3 people and completely anecdotal, but if you really forced Johnson voters to pick Trump or Clinton, I’m not sure it would’ve swung the election in her favor anyway.
I think he did. If anything Johnson most likely helped make this closer for Hillary than it otherwise would’ve been. Trump won whether Gary Johnson existed or not.
Honest question, what makes you think those votes would have gone to Hillary? The few Johnson supporters I know probably would have gone Trump. But that’s a small sample size so I don’t know what the norm is.
I guess I don’t understand his platform that well, but I thought he took votes more from the Repubs than from Dems?
How do we lose?
The failure to close Gitmo, reform immigration, and (adequately) reform health care all fall on the Republican Congress that obstructed him for 6 years, openly rooting for him to fail so they could win the next election. And, thanks to the Democrats’ timeless stupidity and total lack of understanding of an average…
I’m devastated, too. But, I think your comment (which reflects an attitude towards Trump supporters we both shared) is the problem.
This is all of our faults. We -and I include myself here - are so condescending it’s no wonder we lost undecided voters. Everyone who wasn’t sure they wanted to vote for Hillary, I called racist/stupid/sexist. Maybe they were, but I didn’t know. I had no real reason to say that, you can vote for Trump and not be…
i am glad you are not concerned about the person who is going to select the next member of the supreme court.
Insults like this against entire constituencies are why you lose elections. The spite vote is real, and people will just turn off if you say shit like this. It’s like the election taught people nothing. You don’t have to call someone a racist when you think they are a racist. Point out their actions, explain how…
It’s the people that didn’t show up. Let’s take a good look at turnout numbers tomorrow.
Nope. Sanders supporters were mocked and called children for trying to prevent this stress from happening. If Sanders were the nominee the Dem turnout in urban areas would have been extremely higher.
It isn’t just white men that are making this happen, though. It’s a whole range of people, both people who supported him and people who didn’t oppose him. And what’s really going to fuck us over is the economy collapsing again.
Umm, this is absolutely Hillary Clinton’s fault. She colluded with the DNC to win the primary by pushing negative stories about Sanders and holding debates during NFL playoff games. She got debate questions in advance because she never answers any questions off the cuff. She never connected with voters but it was ‘her…
She blew it.
Let’s not forget: Fuck Hillary Clinton for being such a terrible candidate and odious personality with the worst political instincts since Walter Mondale, making Trump a viable choice for millions of people.
Ashley, your Trump coverage was tenacious and relentless. Including this. So, thank you.
But, good God, I feel fucking sick right now.