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kpete

(72,760 posts) Tue Dec 27, 2016, 08:28 AM Dec 2016

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"Do we want Trump to fail?" [View all]

https://twitter.com/Marmel/status/811701394860163072

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"Do we want Trump to fail?" [View all] kpete Dec 2016 OP

That is the problem with the media in general, they intentionally avoid context, which Steve Marmel still_one Dec 2016 #1

It's a trap. brer cat Dec 2016 #5

Of course it is a trap, you're right still_one Dec 2016 #72

It's like the one question I hate getting from pollsters. progressoid Dec 2016 #62

I take surveys on YouGov and every time they do that I put comments on at the end of Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #78

Heheh! JawJaw Dec 2016 #83

Fail WORSE than miserably! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #77

Trump wants America to fail liberal N proud Dec 2016 #2

They won't have to FORCE anyone to work for pennies Auntie Bush Dec 2016 #16

By force, I was thinking along that line liberal N proud Dec 2016 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Eliot Rosewater Dec 2016 #51

Hammer meet nail. lark Dec 2016 #43

you are so right Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #61

a most important exposition to print and carry bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #3

I want Trump to quietly resign the presidency... SylviaD Dec 2016 #4

We'd all love that! Auntie Bush Dec 2016 #17

I want a unicorn! brooklynboy49 Dec 2016 #26

Your sarcasm is NOT appreciated. nt SylviaD Jan 2017 #85

I'd take a Gerald Ford. hunter Dec 2016 #57

I want them not to be the clusterfucks that I think they will be of the two I think yours cstanleytech Dec 2016 #68

I want trump and pence and ryan and the whole motley crew in jail. niyad Dec 2016 #73

Eugene Robinson (Wah. Post): lastlib Dec 2016 #6

Love Eugene Robinson brooklynboy49 Dec 2016 #28

Its pretty simple - if Trump "wins" this country gets fucked Cosmocat Dec 2016 #7

Only one third of the country sees that? maddiemom Dec 2016 #9

The math on November 8th was pretty clear Cosmocat Dec 2016 #11

By all the reasons Trump secured the Presidency, the country HAS ALREADY FailureToCommunicate Dec 2016 #8

Yep Cosmocat Dec 2016 #12

McConnell said he wanted Obama to be a 'One term President' Stellar Dec 2016 #10

At a bare minimum democrats Cosmocat Dec 2016 #15

With Chuck Schumer in charge in the Senate, lark Dec 2016 #44

the likely scenario Cosmocat Dec 2016 #47

I want America to thrive. I want Trump to do good & right things Bucky Dec 2016 #13

i hope his message of hate, misogyny and racism fails miserably. this is not a 'normal' election spanone Dec 2016 #14

Depends on the definition of "success" Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #18

Dear America, world wide wally Dec 2016 #19

The one question that was missing do you support a serial predator turbinetree Dec 2016 #20

Wake up, Democrats. Trump isn't set to improve on inauguration day. Paladin Dec 2016 #21

i agree lancelyons Dec 2016 #24

When you alienate more than 50% of the countries population democratisphere Dec 2016 #22

I do want him to advance the country. lancelyons Dec 2016 #23

Trump will fail in HIS objectives whether we want him to or Not. cheyanne Dec 2016 #25

America has already failed by putting Trump in office. With due reservations about Godwin's law... NNadir Dec 2016 #27

If this country fails under Trump, it depends how far gone it is. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #29

Want him to fail at deportation of Latinos, hate legislation, big tax cuts, etc. But, otherwise, no. Hoyt Dec 2016 #30

Yes, I want Trump to fail. SamKnause Dec 2016 #32

If you read this thread, you can actually see many of the same arguments the republicans hughee99 Dec 2016 #33

So you consider Obamas and Trumps policies are equivalent? ret5hd Dec 2016 #34

No not at all. hughee99 Dec 2016 #35

That's a stupid oversimplification Bradical79 Dec 2016 #38

Yup snort Dec 2016 #39

I'm not saying everyone made this generalization, but many did. hughee99 Dec 2016 #42

Symmetry, yes. Alike, no. ret5hd Dec 2016 #40

Their fear was absolutely based on a fear of his "policies" destroying the country. hughee99 Dec 2016 #46

This is about so much more than the difference beween... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #63

Yes gopiscrap Dec 2016 #36

Trump's policies are bad for America Gothmog Dec 2016 #37

K & R Scurrilous Dec 2016 #41

No we don't want him to fail. We just don't want him to louis-t Dec 2016 #45

Simply because we don't want fascism and racism to succeed. pressbox69 Dec 2016 #48

I want tRump (Drumpf) to succeed. Then I can hold his feet to the fire. ffr Dec 2016 #49

ANYONE who paid attentio to Dump's campaign NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #50

Dems need a serious wave election in 2020 to undo the gerrymandering MrPurple Dec 2016 #52

"Do we want Trump to fail?" A Massive Heart Attack will do. stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #53

Besides ... lillypaddle Dec 2016 #54

YES! Cattledog Dec 2016 #55

YES MFM008 Dec 2016 #56

It doesn't matter what we want. LisaL Dec 2016 #58

Pence is just as bad. zentrum Dec 2016 #59

I want him to lose his fingers in a golf course ball washer accident Warpy Dec 2016 #60

In a Word: YES! Ocelot Aardvark Dec 2016 #64

welcome to DU gopiscrap Dec 2016 #84

YES! And I DO NOT want to have a beer with Orange Pustule Hitler either. Ever! LOCK HIM UP MarinCoUSA Dec 2016 #65

Fantastic post! My sentiments exactly. Gerrymandering is the only reason that asshole is where he is judesedit Dec 2016 #66

Today I woke up thinking this exact same thing lunatica Dec 2016 #67

Absolutely! Block him on everything, total fail!!! Nt adigal Dec 2016 #69

It's not a question of wanting Trump to fail jmowreader Dec 2016 #70

Yes. (nt) Paladin Dec 2016 #71

This is what Rush Limbaugh said about Obama oberliner Dec 2016 #74

TRUMP HAS ALREADY FAILED Skittles Dec 2016 #75

Cone on 2016, you still have a chance at a small redemption. nt fleabiscuit Dec 2016 #76

That Will Happen Without Any Help From Us n/t DallasNE Dec 2016 #79

Yeah, sure. You betcha! world wide wally Dec 2016 #80

I wish him as much success as the reTHUGS wanted Obama Raine Dec 2016 #81

Fail at destroying all civilization on Earth? Yes, I want him to fail at that... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #82