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NRaleighLiberal

(60,044 posts)
Fri Jul 14, 2017, 05:38 PM Jul 2017

A rare time I disagree with Josh Marshall - "Elections Have Consequences"

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/elections-have-consequences-2

By JOSH MARSHALL Published JULY 14, 2017 5:31 PM

With today’s mix of incriminating, lurid and fantastical news, it’s worth taking a moment to remember that we as a nation made a collective decision to make Trump’s world of corruption and nonsense into our world. And here we are.

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Josh, I beg to differ. We as a nation made a collective decision to elect Hillary. A criminal act put Trump in place. Analysis like this is simply neither helpful or accurate. I am rather surprised.
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A rare time I disagree with Josh Marshall - "Elections Have Consequences" (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Jul 2017 OP
It can be both. There were and always are people who do anything to discourage people from JI7 Jul 2017 #1
No she won...he cheated...if this was a test in school he would be expelled angstlessk Jul 2017 #3
They still cheated but standingtall Jul 2017 #2

JI7

(89,307 posts)
1. It can be both. There were and always are people who do anything to discourage people from
Fri Jul 14, 2017, 05:43 PM
Jul 2017

Voting. Usually in order to help republicans.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
3. No she won...he cheated...if this was a test in school he would be expelled
Fri Jul 14, 2017, 06:15 PM
Jul 2017

now cheating results in being president!

standingtall

(2,787 posts)
2. They still cheated but
Fri Jul 14, 2017, 06:12 PM
Jul 2017

the fact there was a substantial number of idiots willing to vote for Trump made it easier for the orange fascist to steal the election.

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