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Linc13

(59 posts) Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:35 PM Aug 2017

Is that true?

On Bill Maher last night he mentioned that 12% of Bernie or Bust supports voted for Trump. Enough to swing the election. Can someone explain to me why anyone would do that. Did anyone NOT see this coming? We seriously need to get our shit together and all pull in the right direction. I don't care who leads us, honestly. Any one who voted for Trump or decided to take the ball and go home deserves a large share of the blame. Because I assumed we knew better. We can't get to that point again.

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Is that true? (Original Post) Linc13 Aug 2017 OP

... demmiblue Aug 2017 #1

12% is high. Linc13 Aug 2017 #2

Double trash. pangaia Aug 2017 #3

Why is it Trash? Linc13 Aug 2017 #4

Are we still doing this? n/t monmouth4 Aug 2017 #5

Some of those people that were for Bernie weren't democrats to begin with. dubyadiprecession Aug 2017 #6

there was a post mercuryblues Aug 2017 #7

Thats... Linc13 Aug 2017 #9

I just googled it and there is data to support it. Newsweek published BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #8

They wanted an outsider who scared the hell out of Wall Street Warpy Aug 2017 #10

The fact that ... Linc13 Aug 2017 #11

No, they were just damned angry Warpy Aug 2017 #12

demmiblue

(36,875 posts)

1. ...

Reply to Linc13 (Original post)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:37 PM

Aug 2017

Trash thread.

Linc13

(59 posts)

2. 12% is high.

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:39 PM

Aug 2017

How the fuck did it ever get to that point where someone picks a guy like Trump.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

3. Double trash.

Reply to Linc13 (Original post)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:40 PM

Aug 2017

Linc13

(59 posts)

4. Why is it Trash?

Reply to Linc13 (Original post)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:40 PM

Aug 2017

Is the number trash or are you defecting? Is the number true or false?

monmouth4

(9,709 posts)

5. Are we still doing this? n/t

Reply to Linc13 (Original post)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:46 PM

Aug 2017

dubyadiprecession

(5,720 posts)

6. Some of those people that were for Bernie weren't democrats to begin with.

Reply to Linc13 (Original post)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:46 PM

Aug 2017

So why wouldn't they gravitate to trump?

mercuryblues

(14,537 posts)

7. there was a post

Reply to Linc13 (Original post)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:47 PM

Aug 2017

on this the other day. I think it was slightly lower, but not much.

Remember just because they supported Bernie does not mean they are Democrats.

Linc13

(59 posts)

9. Thats...

Reply to mercuryblues (Reply #7)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:48 PM

Aug 2017

what I wanted to know. Trump and Democrats are Oil and water, to say the least.

BigmanPigman

(51,623 posts)

8. I just googled it and there is data to support it. Newsweek published

Reply to Linc13 (Original post)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:48 PM

Aug 2017

an article about it on Aug 23. I can't link it but you can Google it easily. I guess that is where Bill got his facts from.

Warpy

(111,319 posts)

10. They wanted an outsider who scared the hell out of Wall Street

Reply to Linc13 (Original post)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:51 PM

Aug 2017

and Sanders was scarier. He was defeated in the primary, so they voted for a total lunatic, figuring that an outsider might do some actual good if only accidentally.

They were wrong.

Linc13

(59 posts)

11. The fact that ...

Reply to Warpy (Reply #10)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:55 PM

Aug 2017

they thought Trump of all 70-year-old kids could scare or want to scare Wall Street is fucked logic. But the thing that bothers me more is that not all of that 12% could be outsiders.

Warpy

(111,319 posts)

12. No, they were just damned angry

Reply to Linc13 (Reply #11)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 06:12 PM

Aug 2017

Don't expect logical thinking from anyone who is either afraid or angry.

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