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NRQ891

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16. A lot of republicans thought Hillary was going to win - most people did
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 09:35 AM
Dec 2016

so in house and senate, they were voting to block her in congress. my comments about populist vs establishment was the presidential race

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Then explain to me why Russ Feingold and Zyper, Teachout lost? Why did every swing state Democrat still_one Dec 2016 #1
Large amount of cash funded non-stop ads calling Feingold the establishment candidate. andym Dec 2016 #6
I was following Teachout's race very closely and can attest to this. PatsFan87 Dec 2016 #10
at least you gave me an answer, though it doesn't hold water. Johnson was the establishment still_one Dec 2016 #11
Knowlegeable voters knew where they stood-- but they are a minority andym Dec 2016 #12
I think people did know the issues. We're just going to disagree. Scott Walker won multiple times still_one Dec 2016 #13
All the Democrats were liberals except Kirkpatrick? PatsFan87 Dec 2016 #15
While I don't completely agree with all your characterizations, I do agree with the point still_one Dec 2016 #18
A lot of republicans thought Hillary was going to win - most people did NRQ891 Dec 2016 #16
donald trump is a celebrity. that is more important than any reason issue IMO msongs Dec 2016 #2
I was also refering to the energy behind Sanders nt NRQ891 Dec 2016 #3
Nearly all GOP incumbents won. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #4
Well said, plus 1 emulatorloo Dec 2016 #5
They got in partially because they were seen as being permissive to the change Trump would bring andym Dec 2016 #7
they didnt really think Trump would win NRQ891 Dec 2016 #17
Rate of incumbent re-election even higher than usual and most Wall Street-friendly candidate ever! Garrett78 Dec 2016 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #9
I agree with everything except the clueless part. I don't think people were clueless. still_one Dec 2016 #14
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