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Stuckinthebush

(11,164 posts)
7. No kidding
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 10:03 PM
Jun 2016

Any "progressive" who votes for Trump isn't really a progressive. Just a dumb ass

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anyone who votes for Trump is an IDIOT Skittles Jun 2016 #1
No kidding Stuckinthebush Jun 2016 #7
yes Mojorabbit Jun 2016 #24
If Trump gets elected TeacherB87 Jun 2016 #28
I agree so I don't know why the contentious tone Mojorabbit Jun 2016 #45
Right? ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #47
Not such a good read. stone space Jun 2016 #2
Anyone who wants to know what anyone is really going to do in November should ask Tal Vez Jun 2016 #3
Jury fail, but I learned a new word. "Trumphumping!" stone space Jun 2016 #4
The article DOES NOT advocate voting for Trump jg10003 Jun 2016 #10
she's a goddamn liar--there are zero progressives of any stripe--let alone savvy ones geek tragedy Jun 2016 #18
^^^THIS^^^ SunSeeker Jun 2016 #20
Then there are no progressives at-all. Chan790 Jun 2016 #36
My my ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #48
No...you, I called a neo-liberal anti-progressive. Chan790 Jun 2016 #59
I want to vote FOR someone before my life ends lapfog_1 Jun 2016 #5
That's why you don't play chicken with your vote. Flatpicker Jun 2016 #9
I feel the same as am getting long in the tooth OwlinAZ Jun 2016 #12
I have Mexican loved ones. ZombieHorde Jun 2016 #6
Why is this drivel in "Good Reads"? milestogo Jun 2016 #8
Someone should have had more respect for Democrats than to post it here.Maybe in "Bizarre Reads."nt Judi Lynn Jun 2016 #43
Absolute bullshit stopwastingmymoney Jun 2016 #11
Exactly! This OP is pure nonsense. Nitram Jun 2016 #16
if hillary has the opportunity to nominate justices, they will be conservative Doctor_J Jun 2016 #19
So it's better to elect Trump so his right-wing nominees can sail through the Senate? SunSeeker Jun 2016 #21
You mean conservative like Sotomeyer and Kagan? stopwastingmymoney Jun 2016 #22
He did provide a single name AllTooEasy Jun 2016 #13
I support Bernie all the way to the Convention, I do not see how Trump could be a acceptable ... marble falls Jun 2016 #14
"Being disatisfied with Clinton" and voting for Trump are two extremely different things. Nitram Jun 2016 #15
Yves Smith is a nutjob crank, and no progressive would consider voting for Trump. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #17
I wasn't planning to, but I recced this...just for you. n/t Chan790 Jun 2016 #37
Do you think that affects him in any way, shape or form? ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #49
Yes, actually. Chan790 Jun 2016 #60
More Naderite bullshit. Aristus Jun 2016 #23
Tremendous post! Appropriate. n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2016 #44
Are these the same type of 'Progressives' that would make an off-color joke on race... Earth_First Jun 2016 #25
You've literally just described every Clinton supporter I know personally. Chan790 Jun 2016 #39
Those people are neither liberal or smart. Just pouty. nt WhiteTara Jun 2016 #26
To punish the part or not? HassleCat Jun 2016 #27
Smart progressives voting for a guy who thinks we'll return to the 50's??? MichiganVote Jun 2016 #29
"If the only way to escape a trap is to gnaw off my leg, I’d like to think I’d have the guts to" GoneFishin Jun 2016 #30
They are not smart... quickesst Jun 2016 #31
A severe case of the "Nothing-But-The-Best-For-The-Oppressed" DinahMoeHum Jun 2016 #32
Self-absorbed assholes. The Sarrandon Syndrome. stopbush Jun 2016 #33
Ya know... Chan790 Jun 2016 #40
Ya know, I've been a Democrat since 1972, stopbush Jun 2016 #41
Congrats...you're old. Chan790 Jun 2016 #42
Age prejudice will get you nowhere, fast. Paladin Jun 2016 #58
I'm not prejudiced against old people... Chan790 Jun 2016 #61
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Paladin Jun 2016 #62
short memories? raging moderate Jun 2016 #34
Any names? RandySF Jun 2016 #35
the people you are referring to... quickesst Jun 2016 #38
"the smartest progressives I know will vote for Trump" struggle4progress Jun 2016 #46
They are neither smart nor progressive Tarc Jun 2016 #50
Very odd. A group that reliably voted for Hillary in the primaries were the better educated whites tonyt53 Jun 2016 #51
K&R libodem Jun 2016 #52
to vote for trump is idiocy..... chillfactor Jun 2016 #53
Yves Smith is the pen name of Susan Weber Soros exwife of George MattP Jun 2016 #54
If I remember right Frances Jun 2016 #55
It's stupid. The_Casual_Observer Jun 2016 #56
I think the term "progressive" has lost any clarity of meaning. Beowulf Jun 2016 #57
Politico? Night Watchman Jun 2016 #63
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