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busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:58 PM Jan 2018

Lets Face It.. The #1 Reason Trump Got Elected?

The insults he offered up concerning Barack Obama.. No need to mention what they are.

Right Behind #1 is the number 2 reason...As my high School friend suggested in an email to me..

"Trump is a different kind of dude" He'll shake things up" Yep 2 things...Racism and the Stupidity of our electorate!

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Lets Face It.. The #1 Reason Trump Got Elected? (Original Post) busterbrown Jan 2018 OP
Number one reason? There are a lot of racist white people in America. That's it, really (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Jan 2018 #1
Yup..n/t HipChick Jan 2018 #5
misogyny is a huge reason too crazycatlady Jan 2018 #2
Honestly Matthew28 Jan 2018 #3
Comey dropped that bomb reopening the investigation of HRC's emails YessirAtsaFact Jan 2018 #4
Bigotry. John Fante Jan 2018 #6
And greed. moondust Jan 2018 #7
Too many people stayed home and didn't vote... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #8
No he got elected by cheating gopiscrap Jan 2018 #9
yep D_Master81 Jan 2018 #10

Matthew28

(1,796 posts)
3. Honestly
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 10:08 PM
Jan 2018

1. half of this country are just mean and hate the idea of not being able to treat other people like shit. Trump was their guy.
2. The trade agreements that hurt wages were used in such a way by Trump that it convinced people to vote for him.

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)
4. Comey dropped that bomb reopening the investigation of HRC's emails
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 10:11 PM
Jan 2018

Right before the election, that and Russian trolls on social media

moondust

(19,972 posts)
7. And greed.
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 11:03 PM
Jan 2018

I think the business world knew that a Drumpf administration would be so morally bankrupt that they would never lift a finger to do anything that would inhibit profits. Instead they would recklessly cut taxes to the bone and deregulate everything which would make it easier to show profits and boost stock prices.

gopiscrap

(23,747 posts)
9. No he got elected by cheating
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 11:20 PM
Jan 2018

which was enabled by 30 years of fucking unregulated hate media against Hillary Clinton and also aided by Hillary Clinton making a couple of mistakes in the campaign and letting it get too close in three states so that the repukes could cheat and hijack the election

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
10. yep
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 11:28 PM
Jan 2018

I know a guy at work that actually told me right after he got elected that he voted for Trump b/c he didnt know if he'd be a good Pres or not, but he thought he'd shake the system up even if he failed. He said if Hillary won it'd be same ol' same ol', thought we needed some "fresh air" if you will. Now he makes fun of Trump and says he doesnt know anything, but I dont think he regrets voting for him, even though he says he wont do it again.

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