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Old 07-14-2017, 05:28 PM
 
Location: Santa Monica
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Except some of us do understand it - even when it doesn't go our way.
Quit flaunting your education on the board.

Some folks might still be in the 4th grade and haven't got to the Electoral College part in social studies yet.
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Old 07-14-2017, 05:31 PM
 
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I understand the complaints about the Electoral College, but why were the Dems so confident they were going to win beforehand?


What A Clinton Landslide Would Look Like | FiveThirtyEight
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Old 07-14-2017, 05:40 PM
 
Location: Suburb of Chicago
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Quit flaunting your education on the board.

Some folks might still be in the 4th grade and haven't got to the Electoral College part in social studies yet.

Well, you know me - if I'm not raggin' I'm braggin'.



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I understand the complaints about the Electoral College, but why were the Dems so confident they were going to win beforehand?


What A Clinton Landslide Would Look Like | FiveThirtyEight

I think their biggest mistake was overestimating her popularity and underestimating the reason Trump got as far as he did.
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Old 07-14-2017, 07:55 PM
 
Location: Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon
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I just had a customer from Switzerland yesterday, and, at first I thought he was German because of an accent, but he corrected me. So, I said to him, "What do you think of our new President ?' He gave me a major eye roll and said " We are talking about him a lot in our country !" I said "He is a clown", and he let out a loud laugh and said " Yes, he is very unusual".

But then he said something striking. He said, " You have a very strange system of elections here. How can a person get more people votes and still lose ? What incentive to people have to vote if their vote means nothing ?"

I told him we don't understand it either, and it really is why a lot of people didn't turn out.
Great! Comparing the voting system of a country with 321 million people spread out over 50 states with a small handful of mass population centers to a country with 8.3 million in a space smaller than the state of Maine.

LOL! I would not expect him to understand. You, though, have no excuse.

The people that did not turn out in swing states cost Hillary the election. You can thank the pathetic leftist media for creating a false illusion of victory which thus created a sense of apathy among much of the liberal base (particularly minorities).
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Old 07-23-2017, 08:10 PM
 
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Here is an article that says the electoral college is what would guarantee Hillary's win

Why the outcome of the 2016 election is already crystal clear
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Old 07-23-2017, 08:24 PM
 
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Hillary did win the 2016 election, the primary, and it was stolen, from Bernie.
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Old 07-23-2017, 09:27 PM
 
Location: Suburb of Chicago
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Here is an article that says the electoral college is what would guarantee Hillary's win

Why the outcome of the 2016 election is already crystal clear
The two million votes or more that were for Hillary were in NY.

One state doesn't get to decide who our President is.

That's WHY we have the electoral college.

Bu this has been repeated many times - it's just hard for some people to accept.

And as MichiganMoon said - Hillary stole the primary from Bernie, so there's that, as well.
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Old 07-24-2017, 09:05 AM
 
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I just had a customer from Switzerland yesterday, and, at first I thought he was German because of an accent, but he corrected me. So, I said to him, "What do you think of our new President ?' He gave me a major eye roll and said " We are talking about him a lot in our country !" I said "He is a clown", and he let out a loud laugh and said " Yes, he is very unusual".

But then he said something striking. He said, " You have a very strange system of elections here. How can a person get more people votes and still lose ? What incentive to people have to vote if their vote means nothing ?"

I told him we don't understand it either, and it really is why a lot of people didn't turn out.
lmao..Only a dummy wouldn't understand how the system works. Go do some research if you really want to know. If I met that Swiss guy I would have asked him how all the rapes are coming along in his country since his crazy Liberal leaders let the trash in.
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Old 07-24-2017, 01:29 PM
 
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I guess Jesse Jackson must be broke again....needs another Dem cash infusion or needing Hillary's services...until he became a member of the "Clinton bodycount club".
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Old 07-24-2017, 04:18 PM
 
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- Whose Jesse Jackson?
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