2016 Postmortem

ailsagirl

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14. Tough

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Fri Dec 23, 2016, 10:56 PM

Dec 2016

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Voter says he was uninformed when he cast his vote for Trump [View all] iluvtennis Dec 2016 OP

sounds a bit like mocking trump voters while at the same time JI7 Dec 2016 #1

It takes courage to admit when you admit you didn't know and don't know underthematrix Dec 2016 #2

this sounds more like a frustrated Dem than an actual Trump voter. Takket Dec 2016 #3

My first reaction as well.. Who knows... pangaia Dec 2016 #9

Yep. Doesn't ring true. COLGATE4 Dec 2016 #30

Didn't ring true to me either. Someone who was that clueless about moonscape Dec 2016 #42

Yup, it's bs. pintobean Dec 2016 #44

YES Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #66

Agree 100% SharonClark Dec 2016 #45

I agree. Chemisse Dec 2016 #57

Tough shit pal. oasis Dec 2016 #4

ZERO SYMPATHY! Chasstev365 Dec 2016 #5

Truth. nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #6

Yeah you are MFM008 Dec 2016 #7

There is your problem, a union man voting Republican! Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #8

Yep, brainwashed..but still I don't excuse him cuz there are other outlets than Fox to inform urself iluvtennis Dec 2016 #12

They brainwash them to not follow the "lame street" media, or liberal media. Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #23

most of those other outlets are also completely worthless. nt JCanete Dec 2016 #25

Sorry, but ... LyndaG Dec 2016 #10

Typical, methinks ailsagirl Dec 2016 #15

We are well past the stage ... NanceGreggs Dec 2016 #11

Well said. ITA. nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #13

Reasons and excuses are two diff things.being stupid and/or not paying dionysus Dec 2016 #47

Tough ailsagirl Dec 2016 #14

Our MSM is criminally zentrum Dec 2016 #16

And whose fault is it exactly that he is uninformed? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #17

I agree that he cared about no one until HE REALIZED HE WOULD LOSE his healthcare. nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #20

Bingo. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #22

Agree and very repug like selfishness lunasun Dec 2016 #27

Great points USALiberal Dec 2016 #39

I work with teachers who vote Repub, say we don't need the Union adigal Dec 2016 #43

Ahh, what an idiot. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #46

The President of our school's teachers union is a Repug Freddie Dec 2016 #58

That is interesting. drray23 Dec 2016 #61

You should be ashamed. Wishing people death because of the way they voted is dionysus Dec 2016 #48

Here's the thing. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #50

We need to be better than the scumbags. dionysus Dec 2016 #51

Being better than them didn't win us the election, did it? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #54

I'd rather have them wake up and vote for us next time, than dionysus Dec 2016 #55

Considering the extent to which they've PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #62

Why do I smell the reek of troll with a hint of Rick Astley coming from this guy? cstanleytech Dec 2016 #18

I'm with you bro... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #24

But... he would never give us up or let us down... dionysus Dec 2016 #49

Yup, if someone wants to troll Republicans and try and turn some... they need to be a bit more KittyWampus Dec 2016 #64

Someone who actually describes himself as a blue-collar working man. kcr Dec 2016 #19

I believe in redemption reflection Dec 2016 #21

DFT was constantly covered FOX media . You never opened you eyes or ears ? WTF lunasun Dec 2016 #26

If he put himself in the rightwing echo chamber of Limbaugh and FOX News... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #28

Voted the way his church directed him. Wonder if he'll confront his pastor about his realization? JudyM Dec 2016 #29

Many churches flat-out told their people to vote for Trump Freddie Dec 2016 #59

The cult of self-righteousness. Kind of fits with the white supremacy movement, even if it's based JudyM Dec 2016 #60

The first wrong thing he said: NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #31

You called it like it is Nasty. nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #34

Didn't the overt racism, misogyny, and fascism bother him just the tiniest bit Tanuki Dec 2016 #32

The racism, misogyny and facism didn't bother his church TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #40

Yes he is stupid Emilybemily Dec 2016 #33

Yep nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #35

All Trump voters were poorly informed Gothmog Dec 2016 #36

And that's exactly what he wanted so he could just feed them BS from rallies and twitter nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #37

Trump himself is poorly informed. Charles Bukowski Dec 2016 #53

What led him to his epiphany? andym Dec 2016 #38

He is trying to make a rhetorical point oberliner Dec 2016 #41

Voter says he was uninformed when he cast his vote for Trump. LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #52

Partly UNinformed, sir. But also MISinformed. Beartracks Dec 2016 #56

This wasn't well done, but THIS IS WHAT YOU POST ON COMMENT SECTIONS. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #63

Other examples of voters who have second thoughts...many can be found on twitter iluvtennis Dec 2016 #65