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My daughter will be President

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 16:46:10 +0000

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My daughter will be President. Fuck 'em.

The media gave Trump free

rmrd0000 — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 16:06:05 +0000

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The media gave Trump free advertising until very recently. Pollsters failed miserably. That is also the New Nothing.

I don't know how you and

CVille Dem — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:33:57 +0000

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I don't know how you and Ramona managed to write such thoughtful and perceptive essays when I am still struggling to get myself out of bed. You really synthesized what happened. Of course all of us knew that his promising to give Americans "the greatest health care ever," with no details, and more importantly, no thinking, was just empty rhetoric. Same with infrastructure, with foreign relations, with the stupid wall, and on and on...

What we didn't know was that he would win over someone so superior to him on every level. I had an inkling while I was standing in line to vote yesterday and the line was longer than ever. I began wondering about polling which reflected "likely voters," meaning people who have voted before. I think the number of white uneducated voters, who perceive themselves as a minority, and put-upon by actual minorities, saw this rich guy who was uncouth enough to appeal too them, so they registered to vote and did so.

I am glad for you that you don't live here, but I can only imagine all the questions you will get. I was living in France when Reagan was elected, and no one there could believe it. I wish I knew what to do to protect my children.

Well done. Gun stores are

NCD — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 14:40:09 +0000

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Well done. Gun stores are very disappointed. Deficits will no longer matter. There will suddenly be no scandals to investigate. NASA will no longer monitor climate as who needs to know the science. Drug corporations stocks are soaring as they know they'll have frredumb to schuck the sick. Private prisons are up too.

And when all California votes are in it looks like Hillary will win the popular vote. But in our exeptional democracy that doesn't matter.

This is a good piece, PP,

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 13:29:11 +0000

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This is a good piece, PP, better than much of the post-mortem media commentary that we can expect to see today.

White working class just

Obeyagain — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 13:02:53 +0000

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White working class just wanted to send Washington a flaming bag of poop. Trump seemed to understand that.