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Showing Original Post only (View all)Michael Moore Blasts Nancy Pelosi For Declaring Dems Will 'Win' Midterms: 'That's What Happened... [View all]
Michael Moore Blasts Nancy Pelosi For Declaring Dems Will Win Midterms: Thats What Happened in 2016!by Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Nov 2nd, 2018, 2:04 am
On Thursday night, Michael Moore took some shots at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for calling the 2018 midterms in favor of the Democrats. As he was filling out his own absentee ballot, the liberal documentary filmmaker explained how we shouldnt shame non-voters and that we should listen to them and find out why theyre not voting, which he predicted was because theyve given up.
Seth Meyers then pointed out how Moore correctly predicted that Donald Trump would win the 2016 election and wanted to get his thoughts about next weeks midterms. However, Moore responded by slamming Pelosi, who appeared on The Late Show earlier this week and declared that Democrats will win back the House.
Well, Im not going to make the mistake that someone else made on a late night show a couple nights ago, Moore told Meyers. A Democrat, who just automatically announced, Were gonna win. And its like, My God. Thats what happened in 2016. Everybody was throwing the party for Hillary before the election. And I think some people stayed home. I think some people didnt think- even The New York Times on Election Day in 2016 in that box where they predict said there was only a 15% chance today of Trump winning the presidency.
So youve got to throw all that out. You have to quit this kind of predicting nonsense and you just got to do your job as a citizen, Moore continued. Everybody has to get off the bench this time.
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Michael Moore Blasts Nancy Pelosi For Declaring Dems Will 'Win' Midterms: 'That's What Happened... [View all]
DonViejo
Nov 2018
OP
Me neither. Anyone who can't see what is at stake with this admin, IMO is too stupid to vote.
politicaljunkie41910
Nov 2018
#59
I doubt Moore would have, since he's been pretty consistent on this. But I'm sure others would have.
fishwax
Nov 2018
#34
He doesn't have a point in ignoring Comey and Putin, he's done that too many times and that's his
uponit7771
Nov 2018
#15
Democrats shouldn't be ashamed just cos 2016 is a thing. They did win the popular vote though.
OnDoutside
Nov 2018
#7
I guess I don't either, in that I blame people who believed Russian and GOPer lies and
Hoyt
Nov 2018
#78
Er, tRump is predicting a red wave, but for some reason, that's different, right Michael?
stopbush
Nov 2018
#16
Is it blind hatred or a collective response of, "you're not helping"? Some acts get old.
FSogol
Nov 2018
#26
He sure did. In 2000 at Madison Square Garden he said a vote for Gore was a vote for bush
still_one
Nov 2018
#42
IMO he comes off as being concerned but profits from being a scold and a "I told you so"...
brush
Nov 2018
#69
"That's it, Mr. Obama. 100 years from now: 'He was the first black American that got elected
JI7
Nov 2018
#84
Michael "Pay Attention to Meeeeeee" Moore is attacking Democrats again? Color me "not surprised."
FSogol
Nov 2018
#25
If Michael Moore put forth effort to ELECT DEMOCRATS maybe 2016 would have been different
beachbum bob
Nov 2018
#31
I don't care for Moore but I do think it is dangerous to declare that you will win..
helpisontheway
Nov 2018
#36
yeah Moore, its better to do your bullshit and spew how we are going to lose, and how bad the
still_one
Nov 2018
#41
It seems that voter suppression pre-election has been ramped up more than ever because the
diva77
Nov 2018
#47
I don't believe there are people who are registered to vote, who usually vote, who plan to vote,
betsuni
Nov 2018
#48
She made it clear at the end that "Dems will win IF they go and vote." What she should have said:
LBM20
Nov 2018
#74
He doesn't understand Nancy Pelosi's job very well. Thank God she is doing it and not him.
Squinch
Nov 2018
#76
Michael Moore can STFU and go home if he doesn't have something nice to say about Democrats
YessirAtsaFact
Nov 2018
#77
He is right - we should not be predicting big wins - all that does is give voters reason
DrDan
Nov 2018
#91
sure sounds like you are making excuses for a guy who spends most of his time attacking democrats
jcgoldie
Nov 2018
#102
Overconfidence would be very low on my list of reasons for what happened in 2016.
Garrett78
Nov 2018
#97
There were people that actually stayed home because they though Clinton would win
JonLP24
Nov 2018
#113