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2016 Postmortem

Sunlei

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10. I don't think stein ever expected to win, just free publicity for books/consulting work. I bet she

Reply to Jean-Jacques Roussea (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 06:07 AM

Dec 2016

I bet Stein feels "used" today,(and Johnson) They were used as simply an opportunity for Republicans to take away Hillary votes. About 1%-2% would swing vote- most republicans planned to vote straight R no matter who the president was.

Remember when she spray painted the bulldozer with the pipeline protesters? That made constant headlines in swing states. Ad campaigns easily added the 1% of votes Republicans needed.

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Don't forget who else openly consorted with Putin and Michael Flynn: [View all] pnwmom Dec 2016 OP

K&R thank you, pnwmom Cha Dec 2016 #1

You're welcome, Cha! pnwmom Dec 2016 #2

KICK! Cha Dec 2016 #3

Jill Stein... Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #4

I don't think stein ever expected to win, just free publicity for books/consulting work. I bet she Sunlei Dec 2016 #10

All non-Hillary voters bear their full accounting of responsibility for the dismemberment of USA. NBachers Dec 2016 #5

Stein bad-mouthed Hillary nonstop. Voter turnout suffered. nt oasis Dec 2016 #6

Thanks, pnw mom MBS Dec 2016 #7

It's quite a photo, isn't it? I wonder if any of Stein's supporters pnwmom Dec 2016 #8

Today RT pic of russia government TV 'party' & tomorrow, next year? who knows when? The PICs from Sunlei Dec 2016 #12

piller of domacracy is a free press,was kind of weird she attended a party for russias government TV Sunlei Dec 2016 #9

There are quite a few on the left (ostensibly) who are spouting the Putin/RT party line oberliner Dec 2016 #11

greenwald is not left. he is libertarian. JI7 Dec 2016 #13

I have several friends like this. MBS Dec 2016 #15

Yes, pnwmom. brer cat Dec 2016 #14