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2016 Postmortem

geek tragedy

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9. the hypothetical I ponder is a little different:

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:17 PM

Dec 2016

If Trump had sought, and won, the Democratic nomination in 2008 (let's assume Obama decided not to run) based on his condemnation of the Iraq war and anti-trade stance, would Democrats have lined up behind him the way Republicans did in 2016?

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How would Repubs have voted if DJT had been (D) and Hillary (R)? [View all] CurtEastPoint Dec 2016 OP

Hard to answer, I've always wondered about that too, it would make an interesting study. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #1

I agree. I was just noodling over this this morning driving in and thought I'd offer it up. CurtEastPoint Dec 2016 #7

I live in Michigan Flavius Aetius Dec 2016 #2

He ran a strong message on jobs and I think that's what really swayed a lot of people toward him. RKP5637 Dec 2016 #3

Being conservative Democrats for the most part Flavius Aetius Dec 2016 #5

Hmm... tough call. If the platforms of the parties stayed the same... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #4

what if C-A-T spelled "dog?" geek tragedy Dec 2016 #6

DJT was a Dem until not that long ago. I hear you. It's just for pondering. CurtEastPoint Dec 2016 #8

the hypothetical I ponder is a little different: geek tragedy Dec 2016 #9