I have just seen somebody on Sky say he voted for Trump because he is a good business man and in Ohia we are not very financially good.
The Trump Presidency | Biden Inaugurated
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As you'd expect.
He had his flaws and the hate he got for being black was ugly at times. But, he really was an admirable person.
He knows this defeat for Hillary means, his legacy is gone and a lot of his work will be undone by Trump and Co....yet, here he is.
No way - I would have been able to do it
No because people got used to the idea of him as a politician while he was governor of California.
Barry classy as usual
Biden would have had a much better chance of winning than Clinton imo.
He can connect to people of all classes plus he isnt as hated as she is.
It is pure arrogance that the DNC thought that rejecting one of the most liked candidates then putting forward one of the most disliked politicians in recent times and thinking she was a shoo-in
You forget that people suggested he was only an actor, a front for a behind the scenes cabal that would run the country.
He had given up the movies almost 20 years before he was elected and served as Governor of California. He at least built up a resume as Gov of a rather large state. Plus his movies were mostly crap so many people had forgotten about them.
But there were plenty of jokes about electing a movie star and his movie "Bedtime for Bonzo"
It's just too perfect.
Health insurance companies and the GOP managed to cripple Affordable care Act. Now to finish it off. I'd be fuming if I was American.
Just read his victory speech and, feck me, what a rambling, incoherent mess that was. If it's indicative of his preparation (which, judging by the debates - it really is) this lunatic is going to be running the world on the hoof. What a mess.
He didn't exactly dispel that notion.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nt-clocked-6-30-sharp-sat-watch-TV-Nancy.html
And he'd primaried Ford in 76 and nearly won, of course.
Get out of the bubble you're living in.
Won't people stop making predictions.
He's got more support than people are willing to admit.
He still lost most of the miinorities and still won handily.
Watched it. It really wasnt that bad.
But we all know Trump, so it wasnt fooling anyone.
You get the government you deserve. I await to see the millions of Americans complaining about their healthcare again while crying to the media for a voice. It's the time I grab my popcorn and laugh as hard as I can.
Thanks for that.
The stats I had in my head were clearly wrong. I thought the 18-24 turnout was something like 55%
That alone should concern a lot of Americans.
Well that's definitely true. Criticism of feminism is limited to the internet and rarely seen in Hollywood or television. On the other hand, I've never seen a poll that doesn't have feminism at anything more than a third of the public. It has a monopoly on the media and a small influence on the public.
Exactly, she has nothing to hide, and yet she continues to be hounded out.
Meanwhile the current president hasn't even released his tax forms, has about 8 sexual assault claims against him, and the first lady is an ex porn star.
Reminds me of this film:
The right has been primarying winnable candidates to pursue their long-term goals. Goldwater leading to the southern strategy leading to Reagan. William Buckley himself trying to hurt a Repubilcan mayor of NY. And of course, the Tea Party.
Their will to win and vision should be copied.
My roommate from college just posted a heartbreaking status on fb. After we graduated, he got into a car accident and won't ever be able to walk again. Therapy and surgery costs pushed his medical bills to above $1 million, which has all been covered by Obamacare.
Once it's repealed, he doesn't know how he's going to pay for his therapy and future medical costs.
Feck you, Donald Trump.
Once it's repealed, he doesn't know how he's going to pay for his therapy and future medical costs.
Feck you, Donald Trump.
True, but not many after him did either.
It's possible he may not actually do much, delegate congressional/legislative stuff to his veep, stay out of foreign affairs, and focus on his celebrity status. It's hard to predict anything about Trump in office and he might by and large just go along with what the Republican congress wants, e.g. repeal Obamacare.
One hope for impeachment is that he gets caught siphoning off cash from the White House budget into his own pockets. Selling the White House china on E-bay.
Yeah that has to be the lesson for the left... It wasn't even close. The popular vote is nice but earns you nothing, and Trump won the real election by a decent margin. Decent folks turned out for Trump, in large numbers. Democrats have to take a good long look at themselves and figure out how that could happen.
Gutting to hear that.
I'm sure there will be thousands of cases like that.
I read about a lady who died of Common cold, just because she could not afford to see a doctor.
What kind of country is that?
That's my hope, too. He'll get bored and leave it to his subordinates.
Err. Obamacare would be remodelled, under a different name of course, but medical support won't just vanish in the country. Expect a medicaid with bundles subsidies.
Has he been impeached yet?
I like krugmann.
Enough didn't turn up. Same with Brexit.
It's shitty that in most developed countries, elections are being decided by the declining part of the demographic because millennials won't turn up.
That's a neat narrative and all, but many people in their lifetimes change their party affiliation or voting habits as they grow older, become wealthier (in theory), have a family, go into different income tax brackets, etc.
To say it wasn't close isn't really true. Margins in PA, MI and WI look like they'll be 1% or less, that's tens of thousands of votes out of 120m+.
Think he just wasn't reading a teleprompter speech like we are so used to.
It was surprisingly conciliatory towards Clinton. Wonder if he will carry on with the goal of locking her up. Just watched a youtube live feed of her speech with live comments and by far the most repeated comment was "lock her up" followed by "grab her by the pussy"
I can appreciate how a transcript doesn't paint the complete picture of what he's said but he's come across like this during the whole campaign; unprepared, random, scattergun...and loads of other words for a deranged loose cannon. Hopefully either his tax affairs or (alleged) misconduct with women will have him impeached sooner rather than later.
It's the hope that's killing me.
By the way, folks talking about turnout being down - there are plenty of votes left on the west coast yet to be counted, final tally might be higher than 12.
Seems fairly clear to me that Dems now have to employ the same tactics that the GOP employed from 08 on.
Granted, viewed from that angle it is pretty close. I meant the EC count not really being close.
Not surprising...he won the battleground states that Obama won the past two elections. Trump resonated to them because they believe, hey, he's got business acumen...he should be able to help me make more money, get a better job and not have to suffer. It's a simple, straightforward rhetoric to people who are simple, straightforward thinking. The rural and suburban voters, many of them (majority), are white. For whatever reason, they resonated more to Trump and his proclaimed differences as a non-politician and as a money-making business man.
I really think that was a vote against the political status quo of sorts.People are simply tired of the norm. I think the signs were there in the primaries when Jeb Bush was heavily trounced there.
Obama was really the start of the movement.He offered a hope of something different. I know Trump is part of the elite but in political terms he's a relative novice. The Democrats can learn to change candidates they offer to the public.
Elizabeth Warren is a shoe-in for 2020. And it wouldn't surprise me if Trump resigns before the 4 years are up.
I've said all along, I think this will be a learning experience for Americans who believe straight-talking is the most important quality in a President. Trump's story will be the cautionary tale that pushes the US political system towards the left.
I've said all along, I think this will be a learning experience for Americans who believe straight-talking is the most important quality in a President. Trump's story will be the cautionary tale that pushes the US political system towards the left.
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