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vi5

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4. Wait, is this guy really surprised.....

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2018, 07:25 AM

May 2018

..that the same people who voted for regressive racists (Ron and Rand Paul) previously......voted for a racist in 2016 (Trump)?

That's almost as funny as pretending there's any difference at all between their positions and Trumps.

What a character.

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Look no further: Disappointed GOP-candidate explains what REALLY motivates Trump-voters. [View all] DetlefK May 2018 OP

Anger and fear are Quemado May 2018 #1

Exactly! IluvPitties May 2018 #14

The author makes a comparison between Bernie Sanders & the trump Perseus May 2018 #2

Trump Voters weissmam May 2018 #3

+1 oasis May 2018 #9

Wait, is this guy really surprised..... vi5 May 2018 #4

I run across quite a few Trump supporters in my business travels mainly White males Snake Plissken May 2018 #5

trump voters (at least 80% of them) are mean-spirited bitter people Va Lefty May 2018 #6

That's my cousin you're talking about. A miserable old bastard. 3Hotdogs May 2018 #7

And hate radio and FOX continually replenish their bile. FailureToCommunicate May 2018 #10

yes Yes yes Maggiemayhem May 2018 #15

One word forgotten, anger, fear, and ...."hate".... Stuart G May 2018 #8

Minor quibble, HRC's campaign slogan was "Stronger Together"... PunkinPi May 2018 #11

For years the GOP has appealed The Wizard May 2018 #12

This still explains it best for me...(mostly, it's white-supremacy, racism, sexism) CousinIT May 2018 #13