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2016 Postmortem

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)

2. Don't know. Don't care.

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 06:27 PM

Dec 2016

Against all obvious logic, a great number of lower-class hillbillies in middle America somehow got duped into believing a wealthy, born-with-a-silver-spoon-up-his-ass, aging yuppie con man from New York was one of them.

There's no excuse for that sort of stupidity. I'm done trying to figure these people out.

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"I Know Why Poor Whites Chant Trump, Trump, Trump" - Must Read Article Gets It! [View all] TomCADem Dec 2016 OP

it's not just poor ones. JI7 Dec 2016 #1

Well, the Rich Ones Actually Might Benefit... TomCADem Dec 2016 #4

Don't know. Don't care. BlueStater Dec 2016 #2

What's To Figure Out? The Key Is To Show Solidarity... TomCADem Dec 2016 #6

Question atreides1 Dec 2016 #8

There Is No Need to Make Folks Admit They Are Racist TomCADem Dec 2016 #11

Yes, Tom. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #3

Republicans have been fueling and relying upon racism for many decades. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #5

Blame God jack69 Dec 2016 #7

Truthfully, it's much simplier than that. They are just ignorant racists who hate Hoyt Dec 2016 #9

donald P RUMP, showman/conman w/ a HUGE media assist. teabagged again. pansypoo53219 Dec 2016 #10

Only a pawn in their game- Dylan hibbing Dec 2016 #12

They are equally frustrated because now coco22 Dec 2016 #14

Here I go again. montana_hazeleyes Dec 2016 #13