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2016 Postmortem

Doctor Jack

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14. People look too hard for historic parallels in elections

Reply to BlueStateLib (Original post)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 05:51 PM

Sep 2016

I've heard every election in the past 120 years cited as how this election will turn out. Sure there are similarities between 1 election cycle to the next but elections tend to be overall unique. Anyone worried that history will repeat itself with such precision might need to calm down and get a drink.

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Hillary Clinton Gets Gored [View all] BlueStateLib Sep 2016 OP

gore was also stiff and uninteresting on the trail. umm. eerie. riversedge Sep 2016 #1

Media built Trump, are propping him up. GOP gonna collapse big time. Empty suits. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #2

They are also proppig up Skidmore Sep 2016 #3

this is my exact freaking worry... thankfully Trump is far more of a turnoff than GWB Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #4

of course it should be noted that Gore actually won the 2000 election too... Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #5

Yup. Pop vote AND Electoral College. NT Jerry442 Sep 2016 #8

Foxtoxin guss Sep 2016 #6

The scariest part of the press coverage of the presidential race... Jerry442 Sep 2016 #7

Fox news simply announced that yuiyoshida Sep 2016 #9

We'll likely get it Rose Siding Sep 2016 #11

It's not easy to hold the Executive after the same Party has held it for 2 terms axollot Sep 2016 #13

The current race isn't close enough for this to happen. MoonRiver Sep 2016 #10

Feigned Media Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #12

People look too hard for historic parallels in elections Doctor Jack Sep 2016 #14

I Think It Is A Valid Comparison TomCADem Sep 2016 #15