I_Like_Dirt wrote:This really needs to be a wakeup call to the Dems. They continually (and often rightly) point to the conservative echo chamber that exists, but they created a really strong one of their own this election. And honestly, I wonder if that wasn't a part of the brilliance (intended or not) of Trump as a candidate, because trying to talk to anyone who intended to vote Democrat or who supported them, Hillary and all, about the fact that Trump might win and that there was real frustration out there in the electorate that the Democrats weren't willing to address tended to prompt loud, emotional responses prompted by a shutting down of the conversation. Honestly, not so different from Republican pundits who kept saying that Trump would flame out before the primaries started. And really, the Democrats had their own massive warning alarm with Bernie, but they chose to try and quiet it down enough to make Hillary the candidate and then opted to ignore once she was the candidate.
And it turns out that the Obamas telling people to vote for Hillary isn't quite as motivating in terms of getting people out to vote as the Obamas telling people to vote for Obama himself. Go figure? I mean, if the Obamas told everyone to go out and eat black liquorice for a day, nobody would do it except for maybe a few scattered freaks and weirdos likely on various government registries. There is a distinct difference in terms of just how motivated people are to take guidance based on how appealing they actually find that guidance. And as an aside, I still think there will never be true equality until black liquorice tastes like anything besides sugar and hate.
Well said.
Dems shoulda ran a fresh, new face out there. Not Hillary on a power quest.
Tulsi Gabbard will be the first female POTUS. (Only God knows).
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