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procon

(15,805 posts) Mon Nov 20, 2017, 08:53 PM Nov 2017

A panelist on Matthews show just said Hillary needed to move on because [View all]

Trump won the electoral college vote AND the popular vote. Susan Page, current Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today, should know better. This fake news will never stop as long as journalists like her are repeating right wing alt facts with a straight face. Worse, none of the other panelists corrected her.

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A panelist on Matthews show just said Hillary needed to move on because [View all] procon Nov 2017 OP

she actually said Trump won the popular vote? JHan Nov 2017 #1

Sorry wrong thread Deb Nov 2017 #6

Wow!! How uninformed can these idiots be?!?! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #7

I think she's informed, she was in a mood I guess. JHan Nov 2017 #12

Meh. woolldog Nov 2017 #2

Nice. Control-Z Nov 2017 #23

... emulatorloo Nov 2017 #24

Thanks, emulatorloo! Control-Z Nov 2017 #42

Do you want Democrats to be successful? woolldog Nov 2017 #30

to me Hillary Clinton is an inspiration delisen Nov 2017 #33

Post removed Post removed Nov 2017 #36

Not true. She got most votes. delisen Nov 2017 #38

Obviously she's going to do what she wants. woolldog Nov 2017 #39

Who are you to say her time in the sun is over? Control-Z Nov 2017 #40

Could be her knowledge and experience? fleabiscuit Nov 2017 #46

All of the above? Control-Z Nov 2017 #48

Right. She should know her place. lunamagica Nov 2017 #52

We're also free to express the opinion that 2+2yellow. LanternWaste Nov 2017 #56

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2017 #49

Perfectly stated! Control-Z Nov 2017 #43

Me too! happy feet Nov 2017 #57

Oh, you want her to stay home and bake cookies? emulatorloo Nov 2017 #25

Yes, both Bill and Hillary. nt woolldog Nov 2017 #28

Dunno, maybe you should read up on the Clinton Health Access Initiative emulatorloo Nov 2017 #35

How do you feel about Biden and Sanders? Control-Z Nov 2017 #41

*crickets* lunamagica Nov 2017 #53

So it's ok to lie in order to push her away? Nice. Sorry, but neither of the Clintons is going away lunamagica Nov 2017 #51

Huh... Mike Nelson Nov 2017 #3

probably a "mistake" JHan Nov 2017 #4

What was Chris's relpy to that lie? BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #5

Good question... I'm guessin' he let it slide. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #9

Matthews corrected her. DonViejo Nov 2017 #8

I Must Have Missed That The River Nov 2017 #11

Understandable; he's not an easy program to deal with... DonViejo Nov 2017 #16

No, he didn't. He didn't mention it at all, just like everyone else. nt procon Nov 2017 #14

Yes, he did. He did a double take and said, "she won... DonViejo Nov 2017 #19

Good for him. emulatorloo Nov 2017 #27

Matthews has no credibility. He voted for George W Bush. Case closed still_one Nov 2017 #10

By the way... Mike Nelson Nov 2017 #13

She called it a "Verbal Misstep." LyndaG Nov 2017 #15

The Internet fights back, and she tweeted this half assed apology. procon Nov 2017 #17

Calm down, she just misspoke Bradshaw3 Nov 2017 #18

Thank you. DonViejo Nov 2017 #21

Sorry, claiming Trump won the popular vote is bullshit emulatorloo Nov 2017 #26

It is if she meant to do that but she didn't. Bradshaw3 Nov 2017 #29

Very piss poor apology. emulatorloo Nov 2017 #31

Which should be their signal that the news is delisen Nov 2017 #34

Someone should have said-- dawg day Nov 2017 #45

+1 lunamagica Nov 2017 #54

Backbone? How would they do that? Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #58

I'm so sick of these journalists ... LenaBaby61 Nov 2017 #20

Watching the corporate news is a delisen Nov 2017 #37

When will popular vote actually count? slink77 Nov 2017 #22

It's about time it counted. Get rid of the archaic Electoral College. lunamagica Nov 2017 #55

You know what the "popular vote" is called everywhere else but here? Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #59

Trump has said he did win the popular vote ... left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #32

I saw that and yelled, "Not true, you A-hole!" dawg day Nov 2017 #44

I would have done the same thing! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2017 #47

Susan Page revealed her true colors. MoonRiver Nov 2017 #50