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Old 10-19-2016, 10:58 PM
 
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Yeah...pretty big stretch there. Especially since Democrats in NC themselves raised money to repair the building.
Democrat-Run GoFundMe Raises $13K For Firebombed GOP Office

The lynching and murder of black people was performed by sheriffs, judges, mayors etc. This was likely a lone wolf whose actions were discredited by everyone.
It shouldn't have happened in the first place.

And 13k and now they have to rebuild with approx 20 days left. It shouldn't have happened in the first place.

Democrats today acting reminiscent of the days when they tried to intimidate blacks from voting Republican.
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Old 10-19-2016, 11:05 PM
 
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If he won, yes, he would consider the win legitimate.

But as he said in the debate tonight, if he loses, he won't.

However, his party will consider a Hillary win legitimate.

So there you have it. For the first time in our history, a party's nominee announced he will neither concede gracefully and support his new President, or his party will concede for him, something that farther de-legitimizes their choice of nominee.

Will Trump actually carry out his treat? We'll just have to wait and see. But this is the only election we get, and the results will be the only official results that will exist. No matter how Mr. Trump feels about it, the government will not fall because of his hurt feelings if he loses.

I sincerely hope he is more American than that, but if not, history won't forget this. He will go down as the biggest horse's ass in our 200+ years as a democratic republic.

Worse, for him, it may also damage the Trump brand beyond repair as this affront really begins to set in.
If hillary were to win, there will be many millions of people who will not accept her as the president. She is a criminal, I will personally never support her, and I will change the channel any time she shows her face.
Who cares what the lawmakers say or think, those are the same lawmaker, politicians, that we want to fire...!!
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Old 10-19-2016, 11:05 PM
 
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How can you stake an official position that the elections are worthless while also competing as a credible candidate to win in those elections - and then claim legitimacy to the office of President if you do in fact win?
His position makes perfect sense in his mind because he is a self-centered narcissist. His ego is more important than American democracy and our cherished traditions. In any contest -- including the Emmys as Hillary pointed out -- if he wins, the contest is fair; if he loses, it's rigged against him. The man's a psychopath.
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Old 10-19-2016, 11:10 PM
 
Location: Amongst the AZ Cactus
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His position makes perfect sense in his mind because he is a self-centered narcissist. His ego is more important than American democracy and our cherished traditions. In any contest -- including the Emmys as Hillary pointed out -- if he wins, the contest is fair; if he loses, it's rigged against him. The man's a psychopath.
oh, yes, "cherished traditions". Which are those by the way?.....is it the bought and sold political system by donors? 2 tier justice? Lying? Self serving "leaders" who serve donors/money, not the people? Inept leaders?

As for the system being rigged, you are more than welcome to not question things in life/remain naive, that's your choice of course. But a huge piece of the country is not on your side and by observing reality, they logically feel the system is corrupt:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ten/?tid=a_inl

"Poll: Nearly half of Americans say voter fraud occurs often"

And do you remember not so long ago when your team was playing the sore loser? Let me refresh your memory:

"Skepticism can linger even if all goes smoothly, as in 2004 when Bush won by a significant margin and Kerry conceded quickly. A Post-ABC poll one month after the election found 49 percent of Kerry's supporters saying they were not confident the vote was counted accurately, hardly changed from the final days before Election Day."

But see, I'm not going to play a sheep team player and I'll say from a neutral position "your team" had every right to question it and anything about our inept/bought and sold/doesn't serve the people political system.
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Old 10-19-2016, 11:11 PM
 
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His position makes perfect sense in his mind because he is a self-centered narcissist. His ego is more important than American democracy and our cherished traditions. In any contest -- including the Emmys as Hillary pointed out -- if he wins, the contest is fair; if he loses, it's rigged against him. The man's a psychopath.


you mean when Democrats did it in 2000, hypocrites!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVT4o0-be1E
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Old 10-19-2016, 11:12 PM
 
Location: Springfield, Ohio
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It shouldn't have happened in the first place.

And 13k and now they have to rebuild with approx 20 days left. It shouldn't have happened in the first place.

Democrats today acting reminiscent of the days when they tried to intimidate blacks from voting Republican.

Whatever fits your narrative, dude.
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Old 10-19-2016, 11:13 PM
 
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Refusing to recognize the results of an election used to be, you know, a fringe thing.

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Old 10-19-2016, 11:16 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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So, the mantra that the elections are rigged begs the question: why bother voting?
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Old 10-19-2016, 11:19 PM
 
Location: Amongst the AZ Cactus
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So, the mantra that the elections are rigged begs the question: why bother voting?
Because if "alive" people don't vote, many feel a few dead people on the voting rolls might continue to do so.

Pew Center: 1.8 Million Dead People on Voter Rolls, 2.75 Million Registered in Two States

This is pew research. This has been going on for years apparently. Not tinfoil hat team right/left data. What could possibly go wrong?

People, seriously....it's wake up time and get off the "my team is better than your team!" nonsense and onto the bigger picture here.
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Old 10-19-2016, 11:57 PM
 
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After tonight, he's toast, so the issue is moot.
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