2016 Postmortem

Amishman

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2. They are a coalition of single issue voters, we have broader points of contention

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 05:28 PM

Dec 2016

The republican base is heavily single issue voters. They'll complain and stomp their feet, but in the end as long as the pub is slightly closer to their preferred position on an issue, they'll 'come home' every time. This is also why the Republican primaries are so fractured and bitter. Tons of small blocks backing their ideal candidate to the exclusion of all else.

Our divisions are broader and more philosophical. It also makes it harder to stomach 'coming home' and backing someone who doesn't embody your values.

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Democrats Were More Divided In the End [View all] DonViejo Dec 2016 OP

Get rid of the caucuses, which drew a bunch of nutcases into the party. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #1

They are a coalition of single issue voters, we have broader points of contention Amishman Dec 2016 #2

So we end up electing Trump. LisaL Dec 2016 #4

I think that's true. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #5

Thats not quite what I was going for Amishman Dec 2016 #8

While I think there are far more single issue voters within the Republican ranks... Garrett78 Dec 2016 #11

This certainly is troubling. If Hillary got 270 votes, five faithless electors would have been LisaL Dec 2016 #3

Probably not FBaggins Dec 2016 #6

The lack of party loyalty that I saw being displayed during this election when there was so TrekLuver Dec 2016 #7

I agree. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #12

The Electoral College has got to go. woolldog Dec 2016 #9

What was with the Colin Powell voters? NobodyHere Dec 2016 #10

No, we weren't. Orsino Dec 2016 #13