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In reply to the discussion: Russian Hacks on U.S. Voting System Wider Than Previously Known [View all]stopdiggin
(11,292 posts)12. Trump won because people bought his sh**
Trump won because a lot of Americans are much more venal that they're willing to tell you. (uninformed and just plain butt stupid also play a roll) "Establishment politicians", "the system is rigged", "Americans are being taken advantage of", along with a good healthy dose of that old Republicans standby fear mongering and racism ... You can blame the Russians if you want, but the fact is a LOT of Americans BOUGHT this toxic pile of crap.
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These HACKS, compounded with Deutsch Bank/putin, owning traitortrump, at some
empedocles
Jun 2019
#2
Of course it was. They don't fucking tell us anything in a timely manner.
Baitball Blogger
Jun 2019
#9
Too many were either misinformed or mal-informed. But in the end it was decided with election
triron
Jun 2019
#14
They changed vote tallies but probably not by attacking individual voting machines.
triron
Jun 2019
#13
You almost certainly never will. What you believe is exactly what corporate America
triron
Jun 2019
#23
THIS !!!! It's strange that the states she lost by razor thin margins were all VSM red states
uponit7771
Jun 2019
#46
"THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL"... another Electoral College victory but 15 million fewer votes
BamaRefugee
Jun 2019
#29
Exit polls had HRC winning Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Michigan was a tossup.
triron
Jun 2019
#44
Exit polls had Clinton winning electoral college - 23 of 25 state results skewed toward Trump
ElementaryPenguin
Jun 2019
#35