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2016 Postmortem

Orsino

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13. No, we weren't.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 02:32 PM

Dec 2016

The actions of seven individuals when faced with a foregone conclusion are insignificant next to a Democratic majority united behind Clinton.

Republican presidents win through cheating.

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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