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2016 Postmortem

99Forever

(14,524 posts)

20. You have it exactly backwards.

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Original post)

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 06:48 AM

Jun 2016

The problem ISN'T crappy voters. The problem IS crappy candidates.

Given the choice between two arrogant oligarchs, both with significant legal, moral, and ethical issues, there are many of us that will not be guilt tripped into being "brought to heel" by either of them.

Nominate the wrong candidate, lose the election. That's how elections work. The blame for that loss falls on those that force the wrong candidate on the rest of us.

Beside multiple Clinton fans have told me many times, they neither needed or wanted my vote. I'm happy to oblige.

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The MEN of America are poised to hand the reins of the country to an orange-coiffed, piggish man-boy [View all] ProfessorPlum Jun 2016 OP

I wish Bobby Thomson's home run saltpoint Jun 2016 #1

Well, I suppose you could kill them all Jester Messiah Jun 2016 #2

Yes, many white men don't like the fact that women and racial minorities geek tragedy Jun 2016 #4

Yes of course. Kentonio Jun 2016 #15

when they choose instead to vote for Trump, yes sexism and racism is a likely factor. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #17

Our party has been talking the same crap about why white men keep voting Republican for decades. Kentonio Jun 2016 #26

+1 TheFarS1de Jun 2016 #28

lol, the poor oppressed white men, right up there with the war on Christmas geek tragedy Jun 2016 #29

I will not through action or inaction, support the Trumpenfurher. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #3

I thank you- some men I know are anti-Hillary and tellingly unable to verbalize why. bettyellen Jun 2016 #7

Thank you. moriah Jun 2016 #13

Wouldn't be a problem if old folks (both women/men) didn't vote for Clinton kcjohn1 Jun 2016 #5

This old "folk" Old Codger Jun 2016 #6

If old folks didn't vote no one would, lol. bettyellen Jun 2016 #8

Then get more younger people to come out, and not just for Presidential elections. moriah Jun 2016 #14

progressive = diverse coalition != mostly any one ethnicity. uponit7771 Jun 2016 #22

I am 70. A woman. I voted for Bernie, and will be leaving the Democratic Party if Hillary is the djean111 Jun 2016 #27

But the women are not... brooklynite Jun 2016 #9

It's a shame that there's nothing, nothing at all we democrats can do to avoid this fate. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2016 #10

They can vote for her en masse in the general election uponit7771 Jun 2016 #23

You mean BOZO THE CLOWN! Seeinghope Jun 2016 #11

ProfessorPlum—The chart indicates a Hillary underperformance… CobaltBlue Jun 2016 #12

He's an abysmally crappy candidate, whoever we run should be able to beat him easily. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #16

meh, not that much of a difference between men and women. Vattel Jun 2016 #18

So now men are the new Nader . TheFarS1de Jun 2016 #19

correction, white men... lets all tell the truth and shame the devil uponit7771 Jun 2016 #24

What devil ? TheFarS1de Jun 2016 #25

You have it exactly backwards. 99Forever Jun 2016 #20

Bait for "MRA" hunting. sibelian Jun 2016 #21

meme to summarize the gender split jkensett Jun 2016 #30