2016 Postmortem

byronius

(7,395 posts) Fri Sep 2, 2016, 05:00 PM Sep 2016

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That feeling you get when your Reagan-loving father-in-law says the Dems have to take the House --

Makes you think everything's going to be all right.

Oh, he's been drifting center for a decade, even voted for Obama last time (after calling him a poor manager, for which I took him to task on the numbers). But he's been a hardcore old-school conservative since his days in the navy, and battled Greenpeace over double-hulled ships for Chevron. A serious righty, and we've bumped heads more than a few times over the many years I've been married to his lovely daughter.

He fears Donald Trump, and he thinks the GOP has damaged the nation. To have this man look me in the eyes and say that he hoped the Dems sweep this election so that we can all actually get back to work --

Cannot. Tell you. How weird. That is.

Well, he's proven himself by me. I married well. I think I'll keep him.

GO DEMS GO.

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That feeling you get when your Reagan-loving father-in-law says the Dems have to take the House -- (Original Post) byronius Sep 2016 OP

Wouldn't hurt to quietly tell him how proud you are. Cracklin Charlie Sep 2016 #1

It is shameful if the die hard Republican voters continues to support the GOP Thinkingabout Sep 2016 #2

Awesome about you Father-In Law. I'm still somewhat shocked that it's come to this. He Upthevibe Sep 2016 #3

Bet there are! Scarsdale Sep 2016 #10

That calms my nerves some. anamandujano Sep 2016 #4

He sounds just like my father. crim son Sep 2016 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #6

He sounds like a keeper, all right. I admire him greatly Hortensis Sep 2016 #7

They keep showing Trump speaking at one oh his recent rallies, and there are what appears to world wide wally Sep 2016 #8

I would bet Scarsdale Sep 2016 #11

It is not weird, byronius. saidsimplesimon Sep 2016 #9

Similar deal here- i suspect my old school Republican inlaws will just be staying home Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #12

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

1. Wouldn't hurt to quietly tell him how proud you are.

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Fri Sep 2, 2016, 05:03 PM

Sep 2016

You told us.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

2. It is shameful if the die hard Republican voters continues to support the GOP

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Fri Sep 2, 2016, 05:08 PM

Sep 2016

Who is clearly unfit to be president. Rather than voting his heart your father-in-law is voting smart.

Upthevibe

(8,051 posts)

3. Awesome about you Father-In Law. I'm still somewhat shocked that it's come to this. He

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 2, 2016, 07:37 PM

Sep 2016

sounds like he's a stand-up guy and really wants what's best for the country. I wonder if there are other folks out there like him.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

10. Bet there are!

Reply to Upthevibe (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 3, 2016, 04:45 PM

Sep 2016

Watching tRump flail his tiny hands, sputter and repeat himself makes it obvious he is NOT fit to be President. No class, no "couth" no intelligence - he is a dud.

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)

4. That calms my nerves some.

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Fri Sep 2, 2016, 10:47 PM

Sep 2016

Thank you and rec.

crim son

(27,464 posts)

5. He sounds just like my father.

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Sat Sep 3, 2016, 10:26 AM

Sep 2016

It's amazing and wonderful.

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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

7. He sounds like a keeper, all right. I admire him greatly

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Sat Sep 3, 2016, 11:31 AM

Sep 2016

for what must have been a painful realization that today's party must crash before it can be reborn.

Please let there be many more people quietly reaching the same conclusions, or at very least that they simply cannot vote for Trump.

world wide wally

(21,744 posts)

8. They keep showing Trump speaking at one oh his recent rallies, and there are what appears to

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Sat Sep 3, 2016, 12:07 PM

Sep 2016

be two sweet older ladies in the audience behind him. (One on each side)
They look like retired school teachers or librarians to or something like that. How would two decent people like this buy into the hate he is selling?
Have your father in law talk some sense into them!

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

11. I would bet

Reply to world wide wally (Reply #8)

Sat Sep 3, 2016, 04:48 PM

Sep 2016

that they have their hearing aides turned off!! Who could listen to tRump spouting all the crazy stuff, then repeating it over and over.?

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)

9. It is not weird, byronius.

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Sat Sep 3, 2016, 01:05 PM

Sep 2016

Do keep him, moderate Republicans are going the way of the dwindling number of elephants in both Asia and Africa. They are hunted for their weakness in tolerating the slide to the most intolerant in their party. Elephants do have a memory and mourn their dead.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

12. Similar deal here- i suspect my old school Republican inlaws will just be staying home