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In reply to the discussion: Ready to Play Nice? No Fucking Way! [View all]Terry_M
(769 posts)4. Or...
63 million people voted for him aren't all the exact same person, and are different individuals and voted for him for different reasons.
Painting them all with one brush.
Yelling at them.
Ignoring them.
Will not help us recover.
It will not help us get more votes in congressional races in 2018.
Find some common ground. However elusive it is - there has to be some common ground between you and at least some of those 63 million people. Draw out that common ground, expand on it. Show them where we agree. Show them where we can do better for them than the current government.
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You said it perfectly. Thank you for that. A lot of trump supporters have money so they dont think
caroldansen
Mar 2017
#28
OK, lets work on this one. Hispanics did not vote in high numbers for Trump. I was
Jim Beard
Mar 2017
#18
I know exactly what you guys are talking about. They are the kind of people influenced by their boss
Jim Beard
Mar 2017
#19
I'm sorry. All I can say right now is to hell with 'em. I have no sympathy left.
BigBearJohn
Mar 2017
#13
I will always distrust and will never forgive those who voted against Hillary ... *AND* ...
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#37
I was feeling slightly guilty because I also desired that they would suffer. Well...
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#41
You really did a great job describing the attitude of chump supporters and why I can never respect
kimbutgar
Mar 2017
#50
For any Trump-voting evangelicals who now worry about losing their health care...
Zorro
Mar 2017
#55
As someone already said, Republicans would never, repeat never, vote for Hillary Clinton...
Talk Is Cheap
Mar 2017
#61
I am assuming that by 'you' in 'if you don't want to be called a deplorable', you mean "one doesn't"
Talk Is Cheap
Mar 2017
#66
My original post said "messaging", but I did write 'message' in the last post.
Talk Is Cheap
Mar 2017
#70
I really believe a lot of these Trump supporters really wanted to foist HELL on the rest of us.
airplaneman
Mar 2017
#64
If someone heard some of the stuff about Trump, like the bizarre Vietnam interview
PatrickforO
Mar 2017
#76