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In reply to the discussion: The "extreme left" didn't give us Trump. The path to hell was paved by [View all]still_one
(91,807 posts)they had voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012, but refused to vote for Hillary.
While there is no doubt that the Comey/FBI interference, the distortion, misreporting, and double standard of the press, along with probable Russian involvement were severe blows, it was enough of those self-identified progressives refused to vote for Hillary by either voting third party or not voting, that made the difference.
They falsely believed she was "the lesser of two evils", which wasn't true.
These self-identified progressives who refused to vote for Hillary by simply staying home gave us what we have today. They sealed it, not only for the white house, but also the Senate, as evidenced by every Democrat running in a swing state lost to the establishment, incumbent, republican