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2016 Postmortem

ThoughtCriminal

(14,047 posts) Sat Oct 8, 2016, 06:05 PM Oct 2016

The GOP would still be 100% behind Trump

1) If he had still been within anything close to chance of winning. But the post-debate plunge had already put this out of reach.

2) If they had known about the tapes, but had managed to keep them from the public.

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The GOP would still be 100% behind Trump (Original Post) ThoughtCriminal Oct 2016 OP

Many will denounce him publicly, but still pull the lever for him. Hoyt Oct 2016 #1

Many more are grateful they don't have to PRETEND to vote for him anymore. MADem Oct 2016 #2

You have a point. It does give GOPers an out, even though they should have denounced him long ago. Hoyt Oct 2016 #3

Yep..you said it all...I agree... Stuart G Oct 2016 #4

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. Many will denounce him publicly, but still pull the lever for him.

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 06:08 PM

Oct 2016

MADem

(135,425 posts)

2. Many more are grateful they don't have to PRETEND to vote for him anymore.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 06:12 PM

Oct 2016

I am quite certain that McCain was always going to vote for Clinton. He can work with her--he has so done in the past (as has Bernie Sanders). He can't work with Trump; never could.

Saying one thing and doing the other is no surprise in DC.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. You have a point. It does give GOPers an out, even though they should have denounced him long ago.

Reply to MADem (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 06:51 PM

Oct 2016

Stuart G

(38,427 posts)

4. Yep..you said it all...I agree...

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 07:30 PM

Oct 2016

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