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In reply to the discussion: On election night, when it still looked like Hillary was going to win, commentators said she must [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)7. Exactly!
The very things that make us Democrats - or supposedly do - are the very reasons those people voted Republican. The only way to get them to switch to voting Democratic is to convince them that our core values are negotiable.
As far as I'm concerned, they can stay where they are. We don't need them and shouldn't want them in our party.
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On election night, when it still looked like Hillary was going to win, commentators said she must [View all]
EffieBlack
Jul 2017
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When did it look like Clinton would win? What I remember is that the margin in Kentucky early
Hoyt
Jul 2017
#4
It was obvious from early votes that things weren't going well. Kentucky had a Dem governor,
Hoyt
Jul 2017
#12
I get it, but I felt the loss early in places where I expected her to win big. Hate it, but
Hoyt
Jul 2017
#53
Righteous rant! It's just amazing that we're expected to see the battle flag of
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jul 2017
#48
We can reach all we want, we won't change the minds of Trump voters. The only thing that will wake
Vinca
Jul 2017
#29
On The Five on FoXNews on election night I remember them announcing just as the show ended that.....
spixxen
Jul 2017
#33
My standard response to those who declare that we must "reach out" is "fuck 'em". n/t
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2017
#44
I thought we weren't going to rehash the past. We'd better get ready for the future.
YOHABLO
Jul 2017
#45
The Democratic Party has been "reaching out" to the American right for my entire life
misanthrope
Jul 2017
#57