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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLets 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!
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)Matthew28
(1,796 posts)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)Right before the election, that and Russian trolls on social media
John Fante
(3,479 posts)Plain and simple.
moondust
(19,972 posts)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.
Wounded Bear
(58,637 posts)gopiscrap
(23,747 posts)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)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.