2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHeard two guys at work talking about how Trump won the debate...
People live in a fantasy world! I couldn't believe what I was hearing!
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Because dudes like might actually understand what that means...
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)Ask them if they're prepared to put their money where their mouths are.
niyad
(112,435 posts)Joe941
(2,848 posts)Jayd4sho
(45 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,284 posts)They were measuring the drapes. One cited the CNBC online poll as "proof" of Trump's overwhelming victory. These people are going to be shocked when he loses.
blm
(112,920 posts)Remind them that Trump owes Russian oligarchs ALOT of money because US banks see him as a bad deal.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,789 posts)TeamPooka
(24,156 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Last cycle (2012), I was trolling a RW site (that I still troll ) and these folks were CONVINCED that the polls were skewed and that Romney would win... maybe by a landslide.
I didn't really have to troll when I was telling them that ignoring the polls was foolish (poll averages had Obama +3-ish at the time). I bet one dude $500 Obama would win. He took me up, calling me a chump. He actually paid up, but BOY was he pissed.
MFM008
(19,782 posts)?
unblock
(51,974 posts)exboyfil
(17,857 posts)in a large hall (600+ participants). In general a very conservative group. The moderator asked who won the debate. He first asked a show of hands for Trump. Not a single hand went up (remember there is a bit of herd instinct here, but any support for Trump is not enthusiastic and no one appeared to want to go out on that limb in front of so many others). He did not ask for a show of hands for Clinton.
In smaller groups I do have conservative coworkers who have said that Trump won (not enthusiastically though).
Heard the rumor today that Clinton was wearing a wire.
Monk06
(7,675 posts)These people are so damned stupid
What would she need a wire for and what information would someone tell her to help her perform better than she did ????
She rehearsed for three solid days and knew exactly what Trump would say because he has been repeating the same nonsence for four months
She is just smarter and more disciplined than him She doesn't need to cheat Unless you call baiting the orange bonobo cheating
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)-- or worse -- their boy won.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Glad you joined DU just to tell it!
Democat
(11,617 posts)Trump fans must be very scared today.
book_worm
(15,951 posts)Democat
(11,617 posts)I wonder why?
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)I am acquainted with some older folk that (even though they don't know it) are racists ... they may have thought he won .... but I can't fathom any reasonably intelligent person thinking he was anything but an embarrassment
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)talk about out of touch Old spiteful White People,yup,that Trump Guy sure got screwed by that Holt guy. Yup. Asked the one spiteful neighbor lady what would she do if Trump took away her SSDI and her free rides to the Clinic,her answer was a curse word laden comment that would be Obama's fault.
These People really do not have a clue.
If Social Security is compromised by Wall Street Crooks,well those folks who are depended on the RailRoad Retirement Fund will also be Compromised.
UCmeNdc
(9,589 posts)Just went to a conservative blog and read what supposedly happened.
Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)A bunch of them will be dying off from natural causes over the next few years - mostly from "abortion, gay marriage, Hillary, black people, stress related coronaries".
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)ailsagirl
(22,842 posts)Even if I were a drumpf supporter I'd have to admit he botched it
Even HE knew he didn't do well.
How come their perceptions are so SKEWED??
Is this more of the "gross cognitive dissonance?"
Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)"I can go out onto 5th Avenue and shoot someone and my numbers would go up."
Very true statement.
ailsagirl
(22,842 posts)That's really scary to me
Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)JHB
(37,132 posts)bellmartin
(218 posts)Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)"We occupy two different and distinct spheres of reality".
Maru Kitteh
(28,303 posts)Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Ask them how much they want to bet on the election.
We switched over last night to see how they were handling the defeat and they were totally framing it like he hit it out of the park, it was amazing. Funny and sad.