2016 Postmortem

YOHABLO

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19. I feel as if the Republican/Oligarchical Propaganda machine has won.

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 05:59 AM

Dec 2016

I don't have any answers for why this occurred, but my thought is that we have some very ignorant people living in our rural areas of the U.S. They watch FOX news, they don't read newspapers, and when it comes to politics, they only pay attention during a general election. They do not believe that their participation in governing their cities, their states nor their country, will have any significance in the quality of their lives. The vote for Trump was rebellion against what they construe as the 'establishment' and therefore change will come. There in for a huge disappointment.

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CNN: town in Kentucky votes Republican after 144 years of voting Democrat [View all] C Moon Dec 2016 OP

may they get what'scoming to them based on their votes nt msongs Dec 2016 #1

They cant understand. Hunter Rose Dec 2016 #11

Yes. The question is, can we bring them over to our side without dionysus Dec 2016 #15

They will suffer for the next 4 years, maybe that will bring them to their senses. putitinD Dec 2016 #30

Wish I could be a fly on the wall for the jaw dropping. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #2

Keep expecting the fluff (see porn definition of "fluffer") pieces to continue Lithos Dec 2016 #3

That's true. I haven't watched the news or read the newspapers since the election. C Moon Dec 2016 #5

I think you can say "fellatio" in its various forms here. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #26

The media fucked those people. geomon666 Dec 2016 #4

I couldn't agree more. And the fact is, he's a horrible businessman. C Moon Dec 2016 #6

Not to mention a perpetrator of fraud and otherwise a liar Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #9

And they're fucking us all again showing crap like this to prove "conclusions" they already scripted bettyellen Dec 2016 #8

they probably ONLY get FOX news and don't have any other access to the outside world. putitinD Dec 2016 #31

I know which town that is. They weren't a progressive bastion really, but it is shocking. DemocraticWing Dec 2016 #7

Yeah, I was thinking about the latter part as well. C Moon Dec 2016 #12

Anything to do with the black guy? world wide wally Dec 2016 #17

Elliot County KY Wabbajack_ Dec 2016 #10

Which is why i don't think they won by coventual voter fraud. They don't dionysus Dec 2016 #13

Yeah, after seeing that on CNN, I am beginning to believe what you said here. C Moon Dec 2016 #14

Someplace the Andromeda Strain MFM008 Dec 2016 #16

Or so they say. How can we know with those paperless electronic machines? n/t pnwmom Dec 2016 #18

I feel as if the Republican/Oligarchical Propaganda machine has won. YOHABLO Dec 2016 #19

More "Trump Democrats" bullshit narrative. duffyduff Dec 2016 #20

The proper term is 'voting Democratic' Trumpocalypse Dec 2016 #21

Welcome to DU and the grammar police. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #24

More than just the grammer police Trumpocalypse Dec 2016 #40

Thanks. Edited. C Moon Dec 2016 #32

If we were to write a nightmarish Hollywood horror this is what we have now BSdetect Dec 2016 #22

CNN had a major role in getting Trump elected mtnsnake Dec 2016 #23

It's the bullshit "Businessman President" narrative that corporations and the M$M have been peddling SaschaHM Dec 2016 #25

because they've been LIED TO about his 'business sense.' elleng Dec 2016 #27

They believe Obama ruined Social Security and Medicare. raging moderate Dec 2016 #28

Coal mining jobs in Kentucky russ1943 Dec 2016 #29

Ah. Didn't know about the coal mining. Thanks. C Moon Dec 2016 #33

No, she did not vow to put coal miners out of business! raging moderate Dec 2016 #35

True. Video of the context enclosed. hellofromreddit Dec 2016 #36

Thank you so much! I am just not good with computers. raging moderate Dec 2016 #37

Wasn't the Democratic party the conservative party 140 years ago? Third Doctor Dec 2016 #34

Did ya hear the guy at the end who said he voted for Trump because Hillary is a baby killer. TrekLuver Dec 2016 #38

I was watching with the sound off, I must have trailed off by the time that guy spoke. C Moon Dec 2016 #39