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2016 Postmortem

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8. I don't understand those voters, and it's pathetic.

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 08:10 PM

Dec 2016

I've voted in every election since I was 18.

Smh.

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Most Nonvoters Still Arent Sorry They Didnt Vote [View all] sheshe2 Dec 2016 OP

But they will be - as you say. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #2

44 percent now wish they had voted. That is a lot of people Kolesar Dec 2016 #3

I agree! It's still LOTS of people even if it's less than 50%! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #10

Yeah, I believe it is around 60 million people. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #16

if not now then Afromania Dec 2016 #4

Young voters don't vote but of course Bernie would have won Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #5

Hillary was hit by a barrage of negative torpedoes in the primary. oasis Dec 2016 #6

How is it that Obama overcame so much in 2008 and Hillary Exilednight Dec 2016 #13

one word: PUMAS Exilednight Dec 2016 #19

You are SO right. They're gonna feel it. ancianita Dec 2016 #7

Bingo! sheshe2 Dec 2016 #15

I don't understand those voters, and it's pathetic. cwydro Dec 2016 #8

I have been voting since 18 as well. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #9

But people kept saying "Don't worry! It's in the bag!" FrodosNewPet Dec 2016 #11

25% didn't think their vote would matter, 15% "knew who would win." JudyM Dec 2016 #14

"15 percent already knew who would win" Takket Dec 2016 #18