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Nikolokolus said:
Doubtful. Trump just swept them into a tricameral position of superiority. People that disagree will zip it.
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Its what people said last election. People were saying we'd basically never see a republican president again.
 
democrats are probably going to have 4 years of a horrible economy to run on in 2020
 
Ban Muslims.
Deport 5 million people.
Revoke 15 million people's health insurance.
"Build a wall"

Good job, America.


Edit: Can't forget stop and frisk.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Its what people said last election. People were saying we'd basically never see a republican president again.
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he destroyed all of the old republican types and took the party on his back. we will see how it actually works out, but shit could get really weird, really quick.
 
3RA1N1AC said:
he destroyed all of the old republican types and took the party on his back. we will see how it actually works out, but shit could get really weird, really quick.
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LIKE IT ALREADY ISN'T. Seriously, what the fuck. Trump? haha
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Its what people said last election. People were saying we'd basically never see a republican president again.
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No hyperbole. I think this is gonna be different. I hope not, but I suspect this could go completely beyond accepted norms of partisan bullshit.
 
3RA1N1AC said:
democrats are probably going to have 4 years of a horrible economy to run on in 2020
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We'll have government cheese. We were always going to get to that stage though. They just kicked the proverbial can down the road and this is how its going to roost.
 
lets see what he does with the tpp. republicans in congress are gonna ram that through before he even gets in. think he is gonna stop it? renegotiate nafta? im into it! but ill believe it when i see it.
 
Nikolokolus said:
No hyperbole. I think this is gonna be different. I hope not, but I suspect this could go completely beyond accepted norms of partisan bullshit.
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They said a lot of the same bullshit about Reagan when he won.

It wasn't anywhere near as bad as they fearmongered.
 
I just want to say one thing before I head to bed. I'm firmly in favor of fixing a broken system. But blowing it all to hell seems like a bad policy. Hopefully we get more of the former and less of the latter.

Time will tell.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Different times, different candidates. Hopefully it works out.
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The times are more similar than it may seem.

Followed a weak president. The election was a referendum on the previous guy. Numerous foreign policy failures. Economy in malaise. Unpopular with the party machine.

&c

The two people are very different, though. Reagan was a governor, had a staff ready to transplant from California to D.C. and hit the ground running.

Both entertainment industry veterans.
 
I have to work tomorrow.

I expect to wake up to see "Clinton wins!" all over the news.
 
3RA1N1AC said:
congrats trumpers, a stunning victory
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Give him a chance, keep him on a very short leash.

I'm not very happy about him as president, but I wouldn't be happy with the other party's alternative, either.

Hopefully congress will keep him in check and he serves one term and we get two quality candidates next time.
 
Trump has 255 electoral votes now, which means he needs only 15 more to win. His victory is all but guaranteed at this point. Any of the following wins by Trump will end the night and assure the presidency:

  • Michigan

  • Pennsylvania

  • Arizona & New Hampshire

  • Arizona & Maine

  • Arizona & Minnesota
And those are just the easiest paths. A Clinton victory at this point is going to require each of the above victories.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Reagan had a fairly hopeful message if I recall.

Trump has a different message.
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Reagan's message was "if you want real change, I am that change."

Shining city on the hill (make america great again)
 
@Denny Crane maybe I'm too wedded to my minor in history and am deathly allergic to authoritarians.

This feels like an inflection point. I hope I'm wrong.
 
think he still does away with term limits?
reigns in the lobbyists?
"reduce the corrupting influence of special interests"?

that would be cool
 
Denny Crane said:
They said a lot of the same bullshit about Reagan when he won.

It wasn't anywhere near as bad as they fearmongered.
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My Father told me a week ago Trump would win, said just like Reagan people were afraid to admit they were going to vote for him. Back then people thought it was a joke a movie star was running.
 
Denny Crane said:
Give him a chance, keep him on a very short leash.

I'm not very happy about him as president, but I wouldn't be happy with the other party's alternative, either.

Hopefully congress will keep him in check and he serves one term and we get two quality candidates next time.
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im more worried about him not being able to stop them.
 
Trump up almost 60K in PA
97% in
 
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