2016 Postmortem

Garrett78

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29. Trump could break virtually every campaign promise and not see a dent in his level of support.

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 11:31 AM

Dec 2016

Unless he suddenly comes out in support of Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ rights, Muslim refugees, gun control and abortion rights, Trump won't lose substantial support.

His support is rooted in the cultural, not the economic.

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Oh f*ck off! Internet buries absolute sociopath Trump for bizarre New Years Eve message [View all] UCmeNdc Dec 2016 OP

dumbshit is a perverted psychopath.. Cha Dec 2016 #1

That is the real Dumpster. DK504 Dec 2016 #20

That cannot be real. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #2

Read and weep. rgbecker Dec 2016 #11

That was my reaction as well PatSeg Dec 2016 #15

Cause he didn't win? Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #19

Yeah PatSeg Dec 2016 #59

This I take it is not a joke or satire, it is real. gordianot Dec 2016 #3

He will never erase the stain of being a loser as a human being. He knows this, too. randome Dec 2016 #4

Hey Melania..how is the anti cyber bullying campaign going????? Freethinker65 Dec 2016 #5

She's been busy rubbing caviar on the boy underpants Dec 2016 #8

I have sympathy for Barron. I hope she gets him out of that situation mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #28

eww NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #30

Articles. Every night after his bath. underpants Dec 2016 #40

I told him on Twitter to go eat a bag of dicks in a meme Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #6

Sounds like the idiot. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #7

Have a little new year cheer reading the posts to his Twitter... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2016 #9

Wow. Every day is as mind boggling as the next... elias7 Dec 2016 #27

Sore winner! retrowire Dec 2016 #10

You didn't win bullyman Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #12

The elect is cruel. I can use all sorts of diagnostic terms but he's CRUEL. #RESIST nolabear Dec 2016 #13

Putin's Incatatus elehhhhna Dec 2016 #33

He can't even say "Happy New Year" w/o getting in a dig DesertRat Dec 2016 #14

"Trump is a Loser" ought to rankle him bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #16

I like "The Loser". Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #22

It's how he revs himself up SujiwanKenobee Dec 2016 #17

Caligula Rudeacus Trumpicus has no use for mere mortal norms of decency. Jacob Boehme Dec 2016 #18

Same hair! Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #23

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin.. cpmx2006 Dec 2016 #45

It's as if we'll be swearing in a fifth grader. Vinca Dec 2016 #21

And a hell of lot better work ethic and a far deeper sense of empathy! Akamai Dec 2016 #48

A man of the people; AJT Dec 2016 #24

Deplorable Loge23 Dec 2016 #25

Hang in there. It'll be a few months before his supporters see they are the butt of the joke. Pholus Dec 2016 #26

Trump could break virtually every campaign promise and not see a dent in his level of support. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #29

We don't need all of his supporters to lose it NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #31

I disagree. First off, his victory was very narrow. VERY narrow. Pholus Dec 2016 #35

When millions of jobs don't come back from overseas... Garrett78 Dec 2016 #38

Well just commented on your other thread. Information is where the fight is. Pholus Dec 2016 #41

No, they didn't win over night. They've been winning for a long time. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #49

I think there are many Trump voters that are shocked he was elected ToxMarz Dec 2016 #50

His base is willfully ignorant and lack rudimentary critical thinking skills. RW noise machine wins! FreeStateDemocrat Dec 2016 #47

There's a preponderance of evidence disputing... Garrett78 Dec 2016 #54

The dual interpretations of the phrase "Drain the Swamp" supports your assertion. Pholus Dec 2016 #60

I wouldn't count on it. Nt BainsBane Dec 2016 #32

That's just pessimism. Pholus Dec 2016 #36

I have to cling to that somehow. .. Kittycow Dec 2016 #57

You have to kind of feel sorry for Trump though. world wide wally Dec 2016 #34

THIS! Pholus Dec 2016 #37

No freakin' way... TheCowsCameHome Dec 2016 #39

He's oddly colored, too. nt Mc Mike Dec 2016 #43

lol Cha Dec 2016 #58

dRumpf domestic "Enemies" count: 65.85 million Mc Mike Dec 2016 #42

Trump won because of an electoral system created to empower white people in slave states. Eric J in MN Dec 2016 #44

Yep, the electoral college is a vestige of slavery. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #46

Fucking embarrassing! Pacifist Patriot Dec 2016 #51

Here is what teabaggers used to say about calling americans 'enemies' Garion_55 Dec 2016 #52

"Happy Impeachment" Tee hee! DinahMoeHum Dec 2016 #53

Forget the impeachment. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #56

Heh heh, yeah. DinahMoeHum Dec 2016 #61

I believe many of those who came to trump on bended knee well be moving on... Tikki Dec 2016 #55

Vlad Tidings to Trump Blue Owl Dec 2016 #62