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2016 Postmortem

DetlefK

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1. It's not the economy. It's not religion. It's racism and decades of anti-liberal brainwashing.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jan 5, 2017, 01:16 PM

Jan 2017

He promised to make America great "again". As in "the good old days". As in "when white people got preferential treatment".

Better together? That's code for all people being equal. How am I supposed to get preferential treatment when everybody is equal???

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Stop the God-groveling, Democrats! Lack of religion is not your real problem [View all] DonViejo Jan 2017 OP

It's not the economy. It's not religion. It's racism and decades of anti-liberal brainwashing. DetlefK Jan 2017 #1

+1 DLevine Jan 2017 #8

Having to address all the other stuff would be too hard... vi5 Jan 2017 #2

No. It's HACKING and VOTER INTIMIDATION. MoonRiver Jan 2017 #3

While I don't doubt your claim crazycatlady Jan 2017 #5

Hillary won the popular vote by almost 3 million votes. nuff said MoonRiver Jan 2017 #6

God-groveling ..... Ohioblue22 Jan 2017 #4

I dont want to pander to idiots who think a invisible sky daddy created everything 6000 years ago. libtodeath Jan 2017 #7

I have to think that those who believe that the HeartachesNhangovers Jan 2017 #9

they do, however, absolutely think "invisible sky daddy created everything" Grey Lemercier Jan 2017 #11

Yep. kairos12 Jan 2017 #14

The electorate is getting not just more secular, but more small-l libertarian on personal liberty Warren DeMontague Jan 2017 #10

they tried that already, didnt work out well Grey Lemercier Jan 2017 #12

I know. If only these beltway consultant types would listen to me, instead. Warren DeMontague Jan 2017 #13

send in a CV Grey Lemercier Jan 2017 #15