2016 Postmortem

duffyduff

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21. Reagan began the destruction of the social contract with the PATCO firings

Sun Nov 20, 2016, 08:24 PM

Nov 2016

This was the first salvo in the destruction of the living standards of the United States. These stupid white dudes voted for him in 1980 and in 1984, cheered on the air traffic control firings by calling Reagan "Rambo" against the union "thugs," and continue to mostly vote GOP today. They shoot themselves in the goddamned ass every fucking time.

These idiots whine about the blacks and the illegals and the women "taking" "their" jobs away from them. They are ignorant, total jackasses.

I quit feeling sorry for them years and years ago.

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GOP wins over union members in Midwest [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 2016 OP

That's more irony than I think I can handle. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2016 #1

Republicans are not party of working class... Trump MyNameIsKhan Nov 2016 #2

It's a damned shame LWolf Nov 2016 #4

Hillary won the working class- you mean whites that make 70k and millionaires? bettyellen Nov 2016 #5

Yeah really gollygee Nov 2016 #6

John Legend ... LenaBaby61 Nov 2016 #7

axelrod also said he didn't think trump was really racist but JI7 Nov 2016 #16

I've never really ... LenaBaby61 Nov 2016 #25

Also SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #3

Sad now ... LenaBaby61 Nov 2016 #11

Interesting point, Steve. As I watched the campaign unfold, I recall the candidates touring madinmaryland Nov 2016 #8

Thanks to the nonstop media coverage. Dems are not responsible for this debacle. duffyduff Nov 2016 #22

BAD news. elleng Nov 2016 #9

Same crap happened Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #10

The white working class left their spouses for a floozy. gulliver Nov 2016 #12

Perfect analogy meow2u3 Nov 2016 #15

I blame the hate radio workers hear on job sites and in transit. Qutzupalotl Nov 2016 #13

This thing predated the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine duffyduff Nov 2016 #24

didn't Reagan win union votErs also. it just shows they don't always vote based JI7 Nov 2016 #14

Reagan began the destruction of the social contract with the PATCO firings duffyduff Nov 2016 #21

yup, they voted against the democratic senate candidates JI7 Nov 2016 #23

Reagan often argued that private sector workers rights to organize were fundamental in a democracy Omaha Steve Nov 2016 #34

pres of SAG was long before he got into politics. and poland had more to do with his anti communist JI7 Nov 2016 #36

BUT it was a BIG reason in Raygun Democrats voting was the point Omaha Steve Nov 2016 #37

They voted for him because of the"welfare queen". They have been voting JI7 Nov 2016 #41

What will Republicans and Trump actually do FOR unions and the working class? Martin Eden Nov 2016 #17

Being willfully stupid is no excuse. These are racist, sexist assholes who think duffyduff Nov 2016 #20

AFSCME women make up close to 60% of the unions membership Omaha Steve Nov 2016 #26

Oh, please. This is all on white dudes. duffyduff Nov 2016 #27

Hillary lost the white women's vote Omaha Steve Nov 2016 #29

BTW Marta & I were for US Senator Warren until she said she wasn't running! Omaha Steve Nov 2016 #31

Feb 8 2015 Omaha Steve Nov 2016 #32

Yep, my husband's union IAFF had no problem endorsing Kerry, Obama 2X but would not endorse Clinton. seaglass Nov 2016 #40

IAFF Endorsement Philosophy Omaha Steve Nov 2016 #42

Already know that. n/t seaglass Nov 2016 #43

I have been Union for 33 years AmericanMan1958 Nov 2016 #18

Total jackasses and the article is b.s. about blaming the Dems duffyduff Nov 2016 #19

Union households voted 51% Clinton, 43% Trump per this year's exit polls ucrdem Nov 2016 #28

reality check... in WI unions are only 7% of households now jodymarie aimee Nov 2016 #30

In my state DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #33

The fact that the GOP won union households OhioBlue Nov 2016 #35

They didn't win them, they just narrowed the gap from 2008 and 2012. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #39

Trump made an awful lot of big promises to those union members. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #38

Give it a year and they'll be "former union members." Vinca Nov 2016 #44