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kentuck

(111,106 posts)
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 08:12 AM Mar 2019

We could have saved ourselves all the heartache and controversy.

If Donald Trump had simply released his tax returns...

But, for some ungodly reason, Mitch McConnell and the Republicans thought he had some inalienable right to keep his financial and business deals from the voters, even as he was running for President of the United States.

Big mistake.

Tragic.

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We could have saved ourselves all the heartache and controversy. (Original Post) kentuck Mar 2019 OP
80,000 jill stein votes for Hillary would have saved us all of this too beachbum bob Mar 2019 #1
You are correct. kentuck Mar 2019 #2
the so-called "smart" segment of our "base" failed us again, just like in 2000 with support of Nader beachbum bob Mar 2019 #4
Campaigning more in battlegrounds like Wisconsin would've helped too... Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #3
Yup Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #5
Really? Pompoy Mar 2019 #6

kentuck

(111,106 posts)
2. You are correct.
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 08:30 AM
Mar 2019

And she has escaped scrutiny.

People do not like to be told they voted for the wrong person.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
4. the so-called "smart" segment of our "base" failed us again, just like in 2000 with support of Nader
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 08:40 AM
Mar 2019

so much harm can be layed at the feet of Stein and Nader voters, its monumental and perhaps dwarfs the evil that Hilter/Stalin had perpetuated on the world. We EXPECT the republican/conservatives to vote the way they do, its the those who do know better that reeked the harm that America may never be able to recover from. I know the middle east will never recover from Bush/Cheney and America may never recover from Trump/GOP.

the lesser of 2 evils is still 10000000x better than pure evil no matter how you look at it. And right now Hillary looks like she would have been a savior to the world

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
3. Campaigning more in battlegrounds like Wisconsin would've helped too...
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 08:38 AM
Mar 2019

We won the popular vote, however we lost the electoral college...

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/michigan-hillary-clinton-trump-232547

The electoral college is obsolete and needs to be put out to pasture. And, we need to learn and remember the lessons of the 2016 race.

Pompoy

(123 posts)
6. Really?
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 11:37 AM
Mar 2019

Who needs to go to a rally to hear her speak to base their vote on? I have never attended a campaign rally and I make sure I vote.
I have all the information I need to make an informed opinion. This is crap.

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