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United States Election: Nov. 8, 2016 |OT| Hate Trumps Love

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MIMIC

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Not only did Trump win, but he's going to get the kind of dominating victory we thought Hilary was going to get.

Truly, did anyone see this coming? At least in terms of major sources?

This is surely one for the books. The literal opposite of expectations happened.
 
We're going to build a wall
Mexico is going to pay for it
We're going to repeal Obama care


3 sentences won over whatever Hillary had to say, that just goes to show you how fed up people were. But yes, let's just call all of them sexist, deplorable and racist. Christ, how the fuck did the Dems fuck this so badly? The people needed a populous vote (BERNIE), instead the Dems selected an established one.
 
Hillary had way too much baggage to win this. Not everyone that voted Trump liked him, a great deal of them just hated Hillary, and many more were simply sick of what they perceived as establishment figures with recognisable connections and surnames.

Y'all had the chance to go with Bernie who actually inspired young voters in droves and could have won this, but y'all decided to go for a hawkish career politician with obviously subservient ties to Wall Street and more dirt on her than a sarcophagus. Yet so many of you smug HillaryGAF members had the cheek to slander Bernie and his supporters and claim he was the one that was unelectable.

Well played, America. Though, I suppose we can't really judge from across the pond when we allowed racists and xenophobes to vote us out of the EU.

2016 has been complete and utter garbage.
 

ChrisD

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On one hand, I feel like I actually should have gone out and voted today for her, but on the other I'm Texan, so...

I kind of feel like it wouldn't have changed a thing. Probably would have felt more crushed right now.
 

Staccat0

Fail out bailed
So was Obama an exception? He was way more progressive than Gore or Clinton.

My secret hope is we get someone even better and Trump ends up a lame duck.

I never really felt like he was in action. I know personally he was, but once he was in office and on the issues he tried to play pretty centrist from my view.

I dunno. Who cares. I hope I'm wrong.
 

lenovox1

Member
Systemic fucking faults with the polls... Both internal and public. No way Hillary's internals were showing any of this.

People were genuinely too shy to say they were voting for a sexist racist dick.

Or

Polling was conducted in suburban and urban areas only.

There's no way even Trump's internals were showing this. This is a total domination.
 

Permanently A

Junior Member
Obama legacy:

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Who this? I don't get it.
 

oti

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This will of course fuel the nationalism all around the world.

I will not be suprised when the right wing party gets above 20% here in Sweden next election.

I'm not allowed to vote in the German general elections. I will take the necessary action to change that for 2017. Germany can not fall like the UK and the US. It just can not happen.
 

Juicy Bob

Member
Message I just received from a university friend who lives in the Carolinas. I thought I'd share to provide some perspective.

As much as I used to try to deny it (I don't even know why...) - I'm a minority and I don't feel as safe as I used to in the US.

There's actually a racist hate group located in the town I live in... There are Trump signs everywhere. I suppose it's best that I hide - I'm the only Asian in a sea of racist white people, it seems. There's no delicate way to put it, to be honest. Although a Democrat governor did win, Trump won the electoral votes from this state. Kinda weird.

You know what's also a bit scary? My dad's a conservative. He keeps his guns in his house. He just said earlier today, "We may be in a Civil War at any moment."
 

Gattsu25

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wow....seriously america?

I love how tons of people are now playing the "relax, nothing will happen.we'll be fine" card.
fuck that

a racist, bigoted piece of fuck who treats women like shit is probably voted to be the most powerful person in the "free" world.
I will not relax. at all

smh
To be honest...I'm not surprised. I wasn't surprised when he did surprisingly well in the primaries either. His core message resonates with some voters.

Never underestimate racial resentment in America. It's both the reason why hate groups exploded following Obama's nomination at the DNC and why the Tea Party sprung up. It's as American as apple pie.
 
chances of a civil war?

The west coast is far to different from the south, this is no longer working.

Hahahahahahahaha

0.0000000000000000000001%

Shit would have to crumble for a civil war to pop up. The thought that a civil war could happen in the USA in the next decade is dumb.
 
It's not really dominating, he's winning by the skin of his teeth.

It looks dominating because Hillary is week and lost in places she never should have lost.

I mean its pretty strong considering the vast majority never even had him in the running.

He isn't just going to win the electoral he's going to win the popular vote as well. I didn't see anyone anywhere giving him the popular vote
 

Crossing Eden

Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
There's no need for that.
I'm never gonna apologize nor be shy about the fact that Trump supporters are terrible fucking people, they're idiots, racist, xenophobic, sexist idiots, no way around it, no discussion about it, they and all of their ilk are cancer who actively want to hurt me and other people like me for my skin color as well as fuck my country. They can fuck off. I'll never forget this fucking moment.
 
How did 2016 go in favor of nationalists in so many fucking countries?

Recession leads to lack of education, leads to unemployment, leads to fear, leads to anger against the foreigners.

Hate is a lot more comforting in the face of fear, than love is.
 

TheYanger

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Who this? I don't get it.

Back to the Future. It's history being erased. Pretty on point.
I'm never gonna apologize nor be shy about the fact that Trump supporters are terrible fucking people, they're idiots, racist, xenophobic, sexist idiots, no way around it, no discussion about it, they and all of their ilk are cancer who actively want to hurt me and other people like me for my skin color as well as fuck my country. They can fuck off. I'll never forget this fucking moment.

I get you're angry, but this kind of attitude only ensures that they remain 'the enemy' and that they continue to hold their majority.
 
I can't imagine how pissed off Hillary must be right now. A career politician with the backing of her party and she absolutely fucking waffled against Donald Fucking Trump.

Thats gotta be like a lifelong lasting ego shattering.
 
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