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TwilightZone

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3. This is like a repeat of 2016.

Reply to Chicagogrl1 (Original post)

Wed Nov 6, 2024, 03:48 PM

Nov 2024

That election proved that nearly half the voting public was more than willing to vote this guy into office. The same was true in 2020, but we outvoted them where it counted.

The extent to which Trump won this time is surprising, but the fact that that same segment of the population exists is not.

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I feel like everything I believe [View all] Chicagogrl1 Nov 2024 OP

I believe that this is the biggest Op (operation) the world has seen --- All roads lead to Putin. SupportSanity Nov 2024 #1

This is the crime of the century. The takeover of the US by a foreign enemy. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #4

Too sad for words. Been good all day but ready to lose it now. SupportSanity Nov 2024 #8

I just ate two days worth of food. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #9

I feel that way, too. Trump said the election leftyladyfrommo Nov 2024 #2

We already know the basics. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #5

Maybe Trump wasn't crazy. That loony leftyladyfrommo Nov 2024 #6

Trump is very crazy, but his handlers know exactly what they are doing. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #7

This is like a repeat of 2016. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #3