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2016 Postmortem

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msongs

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Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:02 PM Dec 2016

Trumps victory tour before and after swearing in are smart politics and PR [View all]

I seriously doubt I will agree with anything he says but it is a good move. And there may be a few issues about who pays for it after he is sworn in. But - there is no law against it, and starting new traditions can be good. And and it is a way to both bypass and hijack media.
Unfortunately democrats are pretty much in hiding these days with a few exceptions so his vision is not being tested or rejected or countered. Obama could have used some tours to tout his accomplishments (as could ANY president for that matter) which he laid out well at the press conference the other day.
In fact its such a good idea I think Hillary should go on tour too, Hillary who won nearly 3mil votes and got more votes than any white man in US history. Yes, that Hillary.
Democrats' silence is telling

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