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NCLefty

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94. 30 million more voters didn't even show up than voted for Donald Trump. (92 million total)

Tue Oct 15, 2019, 09:19 PM

Oct 2019

And Fox News IS research to his supporters. :/

All of it certainly is disheartening but Putin+GOP wins again if we lose our energy.

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What I Can't Process is the number of people who fell for the [View all] malaise Oct 2019 OP

Greed is mighty powerful drug. warrior1 Oct 2019 #1

And hatred Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2019 #5

Hatred is the reason, IMO renate Oct 2019 #59

Yes, hatred shanti Oct 2019 #66

And fear. And people hate whom they fear. Texin Oct 2019 #68

Greed? What was his record related to bankruptcies, debt, not paying malaise Oct 2019 #8

I don't think they thought he would make them any money el_bryanto Oct 2019 #31

OK that makes sense malaise Oct 2019 #32

+1 2naSalit Oct 2019 #36

I think it's about Power which is WhiteTara Oct 2019 #37

Power, Greed, Hate and Abortion yellowdogintexas Oct 2019 #45

I'd say Envy rather than abortion WhiteTara Oct 2019 #52

Power is a big draw LiberalLovinLug Oct 2019 #55

SUPREME COURT! Meadowoak Oct 2019 #38

And innumerable federal judges. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #57

hope they choke on bdamomma Oct 2019 #2

I'm sorry but the Access Hollywood tape would have done it for any of them with a modicum of onecaliberal Oct 2019 #3

There are so many points at which he could have/should have been stopped Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2019 #7

Ask Occam Unbelievable Oct 2019 #4

The answer lies in the term "basic research" CanonRay Oct 2019 #6

trump was, and is, shrewd at making and using anti-elitism as far rw issue empedocles Oct 2019 #9

People who feel like they are victims lapfog_1 Oct 2019 #10

That's what I don't get - they believed him malaise Oct 2019 #16

They didn't/don't care, they weren't voting for a President, they were voting for a Supreme court. Meadowoak Oct 2019 #40

they are afraid a group they have looked down on for decades yellowdogintexas Oct 2019 #46

The people around Thug Trump had no hard-core values to begin with. democrank Oct 2019 #11

These are the ones I meant malaise Oct 2019 #15

Beats me. It was all right out there in the open. calimary Oct 2019 #12

there was a very sophisticated psyop going on. mopinko Oct 2019 #13

Putin was a former spy shanti Oct 2019 #67

it's not lost on me that mopinko Oct 2019 #72

Research wasn't even necessary. Anyone with a functioning brain could see ooky Oct 2019 #14

there are many elements of effective propaganda in the foxnews/hate radio/republican party network unblock Oct 2019 #17

This. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2019 #84

One of the big reasons is that Trump scratched an itch that "they" all had Botany Oct 2019 #18

So they couldn't find someone who could fulfill their bigoted dreams who was malaise Oct 2019 #21

I think Trump had Russian help in the primary too Botany Oct 2019 #28

I agree malaise Oct 2019 #29

alexander torshin (maria butina's handler) examining a voting machine in 2013 Botany Oct 2019 #30

To oppose Democrats. Seriously, they've been trained as attack dogs, Hortensis Oct 2019 #19

Bush Jr was RE ELECTED.....what else does anyone need NoMoreRepugs Oct 2019 #20

Did Bush ever win a Presidential election? malaise Oct 2019 #22

Touche. NoMoreRepugs Oct 2019 #27

They hated Hillary and "establishment" Dems Blue_Tires Oct 2019 #23

They wanted pro life justices on the SCOTUS Meadowoak Oct 2019 #74

I'd guess you aren't disaffected enough... malthaussen Oct 2019 #24

A thirst for liberals' tears. philly_bob Oct 2019 #25

I think they were more invested in what they stood against at the expense of what they stood for. LanternWaste Oct 2019 #26

"The Confidence Game: The Psychology of the Con and Why We Fall for It Every Time " Kaleva Oct 2019 #33

What kills me is that Obama was/is a man of the people. Initech Oct 2019 #34

What kills me is that this uncouth piece of shit is the stereotype they created for malaise Oct 2019 #35

People have trouble letting go of white supremacy. It feels like a loss. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2019 #39

Continuous axe-grinding is highly addictive, powerfully hallucinogenic... JHB Oct 2019 #41

Honestly, the further away from NY city, the less folks knew or cared about Trumpy! machoneman Oct 2019 #42

How could they?....they agree with him. They're just like him. mudstump Oct 2019 #43

Decades of hate framing "liberals" Cosmocat Oct 2019 #44

The GOP needed a tool for their long range agenda. defacto7 Oct 2019 #47

Remember, Hoover got nearly 40% of the vote against FDR--4 years into the Great Depression! Hassler Oct 2019 #48

And all Southern states went for liberal egghead Adlai Stevenson II over war hero Ike Kaleva Oct 2019 #56

And still do matt819 Oct 2019 #49

I blame those who gave him his reality show Apprentice. gordianot Oct 2019 #50

I have a family member that everyone in the family believes AllyCat Oct 2019 #51

owning the libs qazplm135 Oct 2019 #53

"anyone who had done basic research". marybourg Oct 2019 #54

Many Americans are fucking morons AND apathetic about politics. BigmanPigman Oct 2019 #58

40 years of hate AM radio. nt Grasswire2 Oct 2019 #60

Not just uninformed support Trump. OkSustainAg Oct 2019 #61

racism n/t hibbing Oct 2019 #62

They didn't fall. They dove headlong... dchill Oct 2019 #63

Authoritarian Personality Disorder OMGWTF Oct 2019 #64

A large portion are entertained by Trump's destruction of people's lives. Politicub Oct 2019 #65

I think I have figured out how a lot of these people think- OhZone Oct 2019 #69

It hit me square between the eyes BajaDoll Oct 2019 #73

Welcome to DU! OhZone Oct 2019 #75

These are the same folks who would have turned out for a lynching back in the day malaise Oct 2019 #79

I really don't get it either lunatica Oct 2019 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author Polybius Oct 2019 #71

so they actually respect someone like Kavanaugh Skittles Oct 2019 #87

They don't believe Christine Blasey Ford Polybius Oct 2019 #93

so they also believe sexual attacks are A-OK Skittles Oct 2019 #95

This message was self-deleted by its author Polybius Oct 2019 #92

From what I can tell from Trumper relations-- dawg day Oct 2019 #76

Many on the right never really know if God hates the same people as they do... Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #77

A witch's brew of fear, anxiety and stress were the 3 rock-bottom bedfellows of MF45's voters. MFGsunny Oct 2019 #78

They didn't "fall" for shit! maxrandb Oct 2019 #80

Wow - this is scary malaise Oct 2019 #81

Check out The Forgotten by Ben Bradlee Jr JonLP24 Oct 2019 #82

Thank you malaise Oct 2019 #83

He feeds an emotional need for them. Claritie Pixie Oct 2019 #85

everyone who actually VOTED for that fascist buffoon utterly DISTRACED America Skittles Oct 2019 #86

K&R... spanone Oct 2019 #88

They didn't fall for it, they embraced it obamanut2012 Oct 2019 #89

Some MAGAts see Trump for what he really is Martin Eden Oct 2019 #90

It was an unprecedented propaganda campaign, perhaps a propaganda war? kentuck Oct 2019 #91

30 million more voters didn't even show up than voted for Donald Trump. (92 million total) NCLefty Oct 2019 #94