EPTUS Politics Mega-thread - Page 6077
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a_flayer
Netherlands2826 Posts
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wuhan_clan
United States5609 Posts
On November 09 2016 14:43 DeepElemBlues wrote: Well, as it turns out, white people can't be marginalized politically in America quite yet. I don't see what the big deal is, Trump's not gonna get re-elected. Neither would Hillary. And the United States of America is too large and strong and rich a country and a people to get completely wrekt by either of them. Most people are super dramatic about these kind of things. For the majority of the population, their day to day lives will not change at all. And yeah, this election sets up anyone to easily take the 2020 election. | ||
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Mysticesper
United States1183 Posts
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
On November 09 2016 14:47 ChristianS wrote: This was the last presidential election where a candidate could run on "fuck minorities" and still have enough white people around to win on it. 4 years from now this wouldn't be possible. idk. With Trump in charge there might be a way to keep this possible. | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
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Jaaaaasper
United States10225 Posts
On November 09 2016 14:47 Nebuchad wrote: And as you can see, clearly the capacity to be attacked by opponents makes you fare worse than Clinton, to the point that it's unquestionable he would have lost his, what, 50+ lead in likeability. And as you can see, no one attacking Bernie has made him look far more favorable than he would if Clinton hadn't used the kid gloves with him or what he would have faced in a general election. At least as a straight white dude who can afford college this doesn't hurt me nearly as much as the Bernie bros who decided this election with their protest votes, so I get 4 years+ of telling them they did this to themselves. | ||
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MasterCynical
505 Posts
On November 09 2016 14:43 DeepElemBlues wrote: Trump's not gonna get re-elected No brakes! Tump2020! | ||
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Grettin
42414 Posts
On November 09 2016 14:49 xDaunt wrote: Gloria is on the verge of tears. www.cnn.com All of the networks are streaming for free. CNN with the race talk.. Oh dear. | ||
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Toadesstern
Germany16350 Posts
On November 09 2016 14:49 a_flayer wrote: Is PA going red?! looks that way 97% reporting and 35k lead | ||
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ChristianS
United States3304 Posts
Might not matter now. Pray to God Kwark is wrong about where Trump will take us. Speaking of, I'll miss you Kwark. You were easily my favorite poster in the thread, and the only person who has ever described modern imperialism in a way i found remotely persuasive | ||
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
On November 09 2016 14:48 biology]major wrote: 29% of latinos voted for Trump. More than Romney, lol Source? | ||
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Trainrunnef
United States601 Posts
On November 09 2016 14:49 xDaunt wrote: Gloria is on the verge of tears. www.cnn.com All of the networks are streaming for free. Van too | ||
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zeo
Serbia6343 Posts
Tears - the news channel. | ||
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biology]major
United States2253 Posts
Gloria from CNN, with her tears | ||
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iPlaY.NettleS
Australia4447 Posts
https://twitter.com/eliotnelson/status/796190510901821440/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12533 Posts
On November 09 2016 14:49 Jaaaaasper wrote: And as you can see, no one attacking Bernie has made him look far more favorable than he would if Clinton hadn't used the kid gloves with him or what he would have faced in a general election. At least as a straight white dude who can afford college this doesn't hurt me nearly as much as the Bernie bros who decided this election with their protest votes, so I get 4 years+ of telling them they did this to themselves. It takes something special to lose to Trump. You can decide to blame it on the berniebros if that makes you feel better. I'm going to focus on the conscious choice to elect a candidate that's hated as much as Trump over a candidate that is perceived more positively than negatively. | ||
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DeepElemBlues
United States5080 Posts
On November 09 2016 14:47 ChristianS wrote: This was the last presidential election where a candidate could run on "fuck minorities" and still have enough white people around to win on it. 4 years from now this wouldn't be possible. If white people start voting in bloc fashion the way minorities do, they'll determine who wins the presidency for another 30 years. Admittedly that isn't going to happen, but tonight we saw the white working class (which is like 40% of the electorate) essentially voting as a bloc for Trump. A less vulgar and generally boorish Republican candidate could bring college-educated whites back to their historical GOP voting levels while retaining working class whites and that would be enough to win the presidency for some time. Could. It took a Trump to get such a swing in the white working class from generally favoring the Republican to overwhelmingly favoring the Republican. | ||
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CorsairHero
Canada9491 Posts
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Jaaaaasper
United States10225 Posts
On November 09 2016 14:52 Nebuchad wrote: It takes something special to lose to Trump. You can decide to blame it on the berniebros if that makes you feel better. I'm going to focus on the conscious choice to elect a candidate that's hated as much as Trump over a candidate that is perceived more positively than negatively. I mean third party voters won Trump Florida Arizona Michigan and Wisconson and more, so yeah its their fault. | ||
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a_flayer
Netherlands2826 Posts
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