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wildeyed

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4. Statistically, that appears to be true.
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 08:03 PM
Nov 2016

I haven't looked much at the numbers, too sad, but it appears that the same unlikely voters who turned out in the primary turned out for the GE.

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I question how many people actually voted for both gollygee Nov 2016 #1
Statistically, that appears to be true. wildeyed Nov 2016 #4
I agree ... etherealtruth Nov 2016 #7
+1, and he still got less national votes than HRC... Obama wasn't running against an overt racist uponit7771 Dec 2016 #22
People who voted for trump are either racist or have racist tendencies still_one Nov 2016 #2
Yup sheshe2 Nov 2016 #5
I have been harassed, called horrible names (thank god the worst reply was removed) Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #12
Sorry what you have had to put up with Lem. First thing, if a post or posts of yours have been still_one Dec 2016 #13
I did appeal,but crickets, and the one who told me to fuck off and other things was FFR, as you said Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #14
Believing what we want to believe HassleCat Nov 2016 #3
We certainly do believe what we want to believe etherealtruth Nov 2016 #8
Obama held back on speaking on race because he knew how many white people felt about it JI7 Nov 2016 #6
Oh I've told white people heaven05 Dec 2016 #10
Yep, familiar refrain heaven05 Dec 2016 #9
Is there any proof of this idea there are people treestar Dec 2016 #11
it's being exaggerated. there are always some. there are people that voted hillary but not Obama JI7 Dec 2016 #15
I recall a 2008 media quote from a guy standing in line to vote: "I'm voting for the N-Word" stone space Dec 2016 #16
Yep, 2008 was up for grabs. things were so messed up, I think many people did think.. JHan Dec 2016 #17
the other thing you hear... JHan Dec 2016 #18
yes. but one difference is minorities don't make excuses for them JI7 Dec 2016 #19
You have to demonstrate that they are, in fact racist. You just make an facile assumption. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #20
Obama didn't have to run against an overt white supremacist either... that's the difference uponit7771 Dec 2016 #21
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