BobTheFork
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Fuck America.
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PoliGAF 2016 |OT15| Orange is the New Black
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JHoNNy1OoO
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They will be a lower share of the population though. That's basically what I'm getting at.
What saddens me is that at this point I don't think it's unusual.
Assuming the Democrats maintain the same voting base It's probably a cycle that will continue for quite some time where the youth will remain apathetic as long as the times are good, allowing the Republican's voting base to rebound off of that apathy to take command.
By the time the youth grow up and try to fix things they will have the presidency for a few years, only for their kids to begin the process anew. Like no joke, at this point I have no idea how we fix this without possibly abandoning the youth for a more reliable voting bloc.
LostMyNarbles
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I'd like to see Corey Booker run in 2020. I honestly do not know much about the guy, but his DNC speech was amazing and he looks like the kind of guy that could raise a lot of enthusiasm in an election. Not to mention he will be 51 in 2020 which is pretty young.
Ether_Snake
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Yeah a black woman, former first lady, will win this electorate.
BreezyLimbo
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Suppress the vote
Take away the rights of minorities
Have a conservative justice
Suppressing the vote will guarantee that republicans hold power.
Taking away teh rights of minorities guarantees that cop killing and racism will continue.
And the Justice will guarantee that any progress we have made will be gone.
Can't we just drone the oompa loomp and call it a night.
Real talk I'd fucking love to see her run, but I think shes taken it off the table since she has such a disdain for politics.
Shame though. She'd be pretty good at it I think, however I think she'd get nailed on experience, although we just elected Trump so who the fuck knows.
May?
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Trump is pulling away in PA now too. My god.
Already Torn
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Tell that to all these people I went to high school with that I hate.
Rural whites went out in record numbers because they finally got their candidate. If their candidate implodes or simply doesn't deliver for the next 4 years that enthusiasm will shrink.
4 years from now, if Trump continues to be a racist blowhard, you will see massive minority turnout to fight against him and a real boost in enthusiasm.
4 years from now, a lot of suburban republicans will probably be regretting voting for the guy and be embarrassed that they did. That is another boost toward the democrats.
Trump's rural white turnout is a complete aberation. I doubt it is going to be the new norm, especially once the Congress fails to deliver on any of the things that rural whites care about - immigration and keeping minorities out of their towns.
CrimzonSamurai
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The slope isn't a cliff but it is actually there. Almost all of my age-group from my rural SC town voted Clinton while their parents voted Trump. Especially women. The men had some Clinton's too, but a portion of them did retain their parents voting habits.
Yeah I used to think that too, the past few years showed me they're passing those values down to the next generation, just as those before them passed their values on to them.
And Bill fucking Kristol was WRONG Once again.
I seriously got a pit in my stomach earlier this week when he was calling it a Clinton Victory. I knew better. I ignored it.
I fear that. What is the senate and house going to do from congress to reign in Trump on foreign policy?
On domestic they'll swallow his shit to pass through the regular republican domestic agendas...
That comparison, is surprisingly apt. ha.
I hope Michelle stays the fuck away from politics right now. Go save kids, raise beautiful girls.
Already Torn
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My thoughts as well
Right there with you guys. Hope we can pull one through for the HRC and the dems.
balladofwindfishes
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He's going to have free reign to pass whatever he wants.
A Human Becoming
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People here gave OT so much shit about comparing Trump to Brexit.
That's exactly what it ended up being.
That's exactly what it ended up being.
biosnake20
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Now that this result has set in, interest is forming in my mind. For some reason i'm not as negative as I was an hour ago, now i'm just neutral and am ready to sit back and see what happens.
wumster3000
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Yep. It's a done deal. Go ahead and move on.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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The KGB and Confederate backed candidate won.
I hope people who say "The party of Reagan and Lincoln" are proud.
I hope people who say "The party of Reagan and Lincoln" are proud.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I recall questioning those in here a few days ago that kept saying Hillary would outperform her polling like in 2008 and 2012.
That happened because of Obama, people. Not because he was a democrat.
That happened because of Obama, people. Not because he was a democrat.
JetBlackPanda
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I hate to admit it but the bad guys won.
-they won with Benghazi
-they won with emails
It all worked.
-they won with Benghazi
-they won with emails
It all worked.
Already Torn
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He's gotta give a speech at some point
Doc Holliday
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Lol can't believe we thought we were better than the Brexiters
Republicans have won one popular vote in 30 years.
No, because Brexit looked like it was going to be close.
Nobody, not even Nate Silver, predicted this result.
Fragamemnon
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This-realize that the voting block was formed on race and education attainment, not age!
balladofwindfishes
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This was worse
At least Brexit was in the margin of error
This was completely from left field. No data had the result of tonight at all. Even outliers weren't predicting this much of a wave for the GOP.
The polling for Brexit wasn't horrifically inaccurate like this, though.
Coriolanus
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I just wanted to say that I love you all and we will be fine in the end. This election, and this year gave me a new perspective on reality.
Thanks for the ride guys and I know we can make it through. As far as the immediate future goes. The 2010s will be looked on as one of the most tumultuous times in American history. Minority rights will be at the forefront and whether that leads to bloodshed or something massive, I hope we can all come together again.
I'll do my best to make sure the future's as bright as possible.
Thanks for the ride guys and I know we can make it through. As far as the immediate future goes. The 2010s will be looked on as one of the most tumultuous times in American history. Minority rights will be at the forefront and whether that leads to bloodshed or something massive, I hope we can all come together again.
I'll do my best to make sure the future's as bright as possible.
Exactly. Anyone who thinks they're looking at this result, when you better believe every single one of them thought he was going to lose just as bad as we did, and will dare try to piss off this silent majority that popped up out of nowhere is fooling themselves.
Trump is the new Reagan in the GOP.
Qwerty710710
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Sorry guys I tried.
hydragonwarrior
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Fucking exactly. And try anything to win back parts of Rural America, rather than just going with it's impossible.
Manmademan
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I'm beginning to think the critics had it correct. Hillary was a compromise candidate no one liked.
Racists have always been there, but Trump wouldn't have won against Obama.
Obviously Michelle as president is fantasyland, but the woman commands respect and bleeds conviction in a way that Hillary never did.
Hopefully we learn our lesson for 2020.
benjipwns
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The GOP had the Court then too. The Court has had a Republican appointee majority for 46 years.
Why didn't it stop 2006 and 2008? Was the House not gerrymandered then?
Seriously.
I have such little faith in them, but at this point, the GOP has full reign to do what they want and I hope that they don't savage things as badly as we have predicted they will. I think it is going to be worse than we've imagined, but I'm praying for people like Ryan to have a larger view of history and to reign in the worst of Trump.
It's time for the GOP to put their money where their mouth is. They can do what they want.
NO GOD PLEASE
This is the same mistake all over again. Nobody with ties to wall street!
Lord Frieza
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Yeah, Brexiters are pounding their chest, but it really doesn't make the comparison any more the same than it ever was.
Abinash117
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Judging by the number of people voted HC might win the popular vote but down from Obama I doubt Trump gets around 59 million probably 54-55 million. Johnson and stein both get a few million overall down from 127 million.
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