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2016 Postmortem

ZoomBubba

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38. That's very simplistic ...

Reply to brush (Reply #37)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:07 AM

Dec 2016

... you're basically saying "it's all them, we didn't do anything that needs to be re-examined."

I can't take you very seriously if all you want to do is shovel all the blame onto outside parties.

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Reid blames Comey for Hillary Clinton's loss [View all] yallerdawg Dec 2016 OP

IMO it's blatantly obvious that Comey swayed the election and the timing is "highly" suspicious! nt RKP5637 Dec 2016 #1

Wasn't Reid part of the "Gang of 12" this summer? SHRED Dec 2016 #2

This was no secret. Everyone knew it. We don't "know" what they did. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #4

That oversimplifies it ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #3

Elections turn on the last thing a voter remembers in the booth. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #5

I think that this is the December surprise HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #7

For some of us, the surprise will be... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #10

Clinton and Trump ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #11

Election Night no reputable polling had indicated Corrupt Trump could win. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #14

I hope in 2020 ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #18

Its factually and empirically provable that Comey brought down HRC's numbers ... what he did was uponit7771 Dec 2016 #23

HRC's numbers were already low ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #33

That's like saying "the ref who tripped the player on purpose didn't cause the team to lose... uponit7771 Dec 2016 #34

Woah ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #36

Bullshit. Comey swung the election to Trump, and if you think Clinton's campaign had 999 . . . brush Dec 2016 #28

So? ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #35

Wrong again. It's simple, Comey and Putin are the only reason Trump won. brush Dec 2016 #37

That's very simplistic ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #38

I can't take you seriously either if you can't see what everyone else sees. It's not that . . . brush Dec 2016 #39

Apparently they didn't ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #40

Yeah, yeah, downplay it if you want, but the Comey letter was the deciding thing. brush Dec 2016 #41

Now you're trying to attack me ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #42

Concede to this. brush Dec 2016 #43

An opinion is an opinion ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #44

Nate Silver made a similar remark. JaneQPublic Dec 2016 #6

To my mind... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #8

Comey is a Republican. SHRED Dec 2016 #9

But he's not a Russian. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #12

okay...now I get what you were saying SHRED Dec 2016 #13

Maybe he did once. No more. And not a peek from him since. Must be in hiding, ashamed that . . . brush Dec 2016 #29

What Comey did was illegal, I think it was in response to Obama request for bipartisan statement uponit7771 Dec 2016 #24

When that letter hit, Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #15

I am not an idol worshipper - Hillary was simply the best... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #17

Was a Bernie oganizer until we Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #20

The follow up hurt her instead of helping her. LisaL Dec 2016 #26

I agree with him get the red out Dec 2016 #16

Comey IS the culprit. He has marked his place in U.S. History. oasis Dec 2016 #19

It was treason IMO mvd Dec 2016 #21

Comey/Republican Operative jaxind Dec 2016 #22

Well, exactly. LisaL Dec 2016 #27

I think it's pretty obvious that Reid is correct on this. LisaL Dec 2016 #25

Reid's weakass leadership all these years hurt her, as well. JudyM Dec 2016 #30

Comey reinforced the innuendo that had brought Clinton to the mid 30's in favorability andym Dec 2016 #31

Reid is telling you to investigate Roger Stone....... UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #32