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2016 Postmortem

Flavius Aetius

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5. Being conservative Democrats for the most part

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 12:31 PM

Dec 2016

Bread and butter table issues is front and center. A few other things added to that to tip the scales and they went all in for Trump. I think he is full of shit but if he is able to do some of what he says he is going to do and they believe he is trying on the rest then we will play hell moving these people back to our side and will loose more.

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How would Repubs have voted if DJT had been (D) and Hillary (R)? [View all] CurtEastPoint Dec 2016 OP

Hard to answer, I've always wondered about that too, it would make an interesting study. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #1

I agree. I was just noodling over this this morning driving in and thought I'd offer it up. CurtEastPoint Dec 2016 #7

I live in Michigan Flavius Aetius Dec 2016 #2

He ran a strong message on jobs and I think that's what really swayed a lot of people toward him. RKP5637 Dec 2016 #3

Being conservative Democrats for the most part Flavius Aetius Dec 2016 #5

Hmm... tough call. If the platforms of the parties stayed the same... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #4

what if C-A-T spelled "dog?" geek tragedy Dec 2016 #6

DJT was a Dem until not that long ago. I hear you. It's just for pondering. CurtEastPoint Dec 2016 #8

the hypothetical I ponder is a little different: geek tragedy Dec 2016 #9