Why did people think "well I bet its just for the campaign, he wont do all that if elected"

[brettdale]

Seriously, did people think, he would tone down?

Just think its been only 10 days.

What do you think its going to be after 100 days?

[LisaL]

1. Because they wanted to justify why they voted for him?

[Squinch]

2. Exactly. He appealed to their sexism and racism and that was all they needed to know.

[DonViejo]

3. Denial and a refusal to believe he was out of his ever-loving-mind. eom

[Warpy]

4. They wanted a Molotov cocktail thrown at establishment government

They didn't know it would blow up all the wrong parts, leaving them governed by and for Goldman Sachs.

[blue cat]

5. I know why one trump voter didn't believe

he would ban Muslims. She said because politicians never do what they say they are going to do.

[beachbum bob]

6. Nobody that supported Hillary thought that

We knew the danger....

[JI7]

7. almost everyone who voted for him support what he is doing

[TrekLuver]

8. And that whole bullcrap that his followers took him seriously but not literally....oh yes they did.

Maybe others did not....ya know the folks that stayed home or threw a vote to a 3rd party. It was up to ALL SANE PEOPLE to defeat him...so I blame Johnson voters too. I knew this is EXACTLY what he was going to do...especially with Bannon joining.

[JHan]

9. Many were selling these delusions, including Chris Matthews.

Political Pundits ignored history. The Presidency doesn't tame the character but amplifies it.. The man said to his voters this is what he was going to do. He's showed he will manipulate ethnic and religious tensions for political gain.

Now Pundits are acting all surprised.

[leftstreet]

10. In fairness, GOPer candidates have done this for decades

The wink-wink-nudge-nudge anti immigrant, anti gay, anti abortion, pro white Christian thinly veiled hate rhetoric is standard for campaigning GOPers.

But they rarely ever deliver on any of it, and no one expects them to. Not even their freaky voters

LOL this has to have career passive/aggressive GOPer politicians shitting themselves. Trump is destroying anything that was left of the GOP brand

[Caliman73]

11. One can only hope.

There are still people who think that Republicans are okay and the real threat is liberal policies. It is like a cult. They need to be deprogrammed.

[unblock]

16. well usually they don't have full control of the government.

shrub had majorities in both houses for 6 years and ike had it for 2. before that, republicans controlled everything throughout the 20s.

shrub screwed everything up, as did harding/coolidge/hoover. ike was fairly reasonable and only had 2 years of full control.

at least we had/have the filibuster, not that we know how to properly use it....

[uponit7771]

17. +1, tying Benedict Donald around the neck of the GOP is what patriots should do constantly

[charlyvi]

12. Because they thought IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE!

And did not realize that democracy is a very fragile thing indeed.

[jeanmarc]

13. Cuz Mika and Morning Joke said he was a nice guy nt.

[uponit7771]

18. +1, ... and ran their own super pac for him in the form of free advertising

[jeanmarc]

23. I will never forgive them for that NT.

[etherealtruth]

14. Its bullshit cover ... They are the people that say ...

"I am not a racist but (insert racist comment), I am not a (insert any particular bigotry) but (insert horribly bigoted statement)"


They applauded him but didn't want to get their hands dirty.

[leftstreet]

15. That's a good point

They applauded him but didn't want to get their hands dirty.

True. And the more outrageous his policies, the greater the chance many of his followers will shrink back into silence

[sarcasmo]

19. "Trumps gonna pivot" LFMAO. Rubes.

[JHB]

20. They spent the last quarter century swallowing horseshit?

Like it was chocolate?

That sort of thing leaves a mark... and makes you one.

[lunasun]

21. Sheepies like that stuff and follow loud mouths like Trump

[dalton99a]

22. That's what they said in Germany about the ridiculous-looking clown and his Mein Kampf nonsense