2016 Postmortem

Hortensis

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17. Yes, it happens every election. Many people never

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 05:05 PM

Mar 2016

bothered in all these years to change affiliation, then something gives them the urge, like voting for Trump to kick some people in the teeth or voting against Trump because he promises to kick people in the teeth.

There are virtually no liberals who weren't offended out of the GOP long ago, but enclaves of conservatives in the Democratic Party are slower to move apparently. It doesn't mean anything in practical terms -- they've been voting right for a long time.

Same for indies, btw. Most are pretences, posturing as too principled for party politics, but actually with strong attachment to one party or another.

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Do you believe this? 20K Mass. and 42K Florida Democratic change reg. to Republican? [View all] Todays_Illusion Mar 2016 OP

I'm not clicking on a fuckgin Fox link to find out, but there could be many reasons. arcane1 Mar 2016 #1

The link about the Flordia Democratic is not from Fox. Todays_Illusion Mar 2016 #3

Yes, it happens every election. Many people never Hortensis Mar 2016 #17

The Democratic Party lost its way, people are now switching to self-affecting survival mode! nt TheBlackAdder Mar 2016 #21

The Democratic Party is where it was in the 1970s. Hortensis Mar 2016 #22

Yes, the 1970's when there wasn't a President until Carter, then decimated by the Moral Majority. TheBlackAdder Mar 2016 #24

I have never seen numbers like that reported before and they are not form mainstream sites? Todays_Illusion Mar 2016 #23

150,000,000 registered voters, Today's, with Hortensis Mar 2016 #25

Not particularly. JackRiddler Mar 2016 #2

Yes, you keep under estimating trumpism at your peril nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #4

Revolution is coming. We might have better chance under Bernie. Katashi_itto Mar 2016 #10

This is a change election, and these people are blind to that fact nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #15

It's the idiocracy revolution ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #39

I wouldn't call it Trumpism nichomachus Mar 2016 #31

There has been talk of some who change to vote against Trump radical noodle Mar 2016 #5

Do you think the Dem elites are paying attention? They had better do so! Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #6

IDK if true, and if so it may not be for Trump. HooptieWagon Mar 2016 #7

I wouldn't presume they're doing it because they want Trump to be president. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2016 #8

Wonder how that happened? think Mar 2016 #9

I read a couple of days ago about 20,000 Dems changed their registration in MA this year Samantha Mar 2016 #11

I am skeptical, and wonder why the story? Todays_Illusion Mar 2016 #13

Here you go -- read the entire article -- it is unbelievable Samantha Mar 2016 #44

He's always underestimated here. Out in real life, you'd see and hear his popularity Arazi Mar 2016 #12

Maybe littlebit Mar 2016 #14

Maybe some non-faux facts will be helpful onenote Mar 2016 #16

Thank you for bringing some facts to this silly story, onenote. SunSeeker Mar 2016 #20

I DO believe it during this primary ... MrMickeysMom Mar 2016 #18

If Hillary is the nom, it won't matter anyway Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #19

Actually, no. I don't believe it. I could never do that myself. nt thereismore Mar 2016 #26

Is this a Trump effect or a Hillary effect? Anyone? nt thereismore Mar 2016 #27

More of a continuation of a long term trend. onenote Mar 2016 #29

Thank you, that is enlightening. nt thereismore Mar 2016 #32

It shows the DNC is doing nothing about voter registration, low turn out helps conservatives Todays_Illusion Mar 2016 #34

Florida facts onenote Mar 2016 #28

I have been keeping track on the voter registration numbers in Florida Tony_FLADEM Mar 2016 #30

I believe it...I am going to leave the Democratic party. Punkingal Mar 2016 #33

Yes it's believable. I've been canvassing and phone banking berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #35

So why aren't they sticking around and supporting Bernie? onenote Mar 2016 #38

Because they're conservative Democrats/moderates. Marr Mar 2016 #41

Hillary is a very polarizing figure. Marr Mar 2016 #36

How does it reflect on Clinton any more than Sanders? onenote Mar 2016 #37

Because she's been promoted as the 'inevitable' candidate. Marr Mar 2016 #40

if you speak to people IRL, even in my solidly blue area, people want change; they don't want an amborin Mar 2016 #42

I suspose they could check for election fraud Cordy Mar 2016 #43