How is it possible that Trump got elected?

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  1. Dayton3

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    I truly love being told what a "true conservative" is by people on the other side.....
     
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    Lol you would know it by the nonsense that Trump had came up with that Obama was not a real natural born citizen or there was some reason to need a check Obama college transcribes for that matter or that Obama was a secret Muslim. Only a black candidate would need to deal with such on it face nonsense.

    As far as your other points he was very very busy repairing the harm Bush number 2 did to the economic and if he had not done so we all as in both blacks and whites would had been back into 1930s type soup lines.
     
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    FreshAir Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    when good people stay home and don't vote, we get people like Trump for President
     
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    Yes because only moral people support such a highly moral person as Hillary Clinton.
     
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    Maybe the "birther" thing could have been avoided if Obama himself didn't have book covers out there with information saying he wasn't a US citizen.

    Hell, the whole thing started with Hillary Clinton. I wonder if she got the information from African collusion?

    Obama repaired no damage. He put it on the credit card and walked away after borrowing even more.
     
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    If you want even more fun get one to start talking about the Constitution. That's always fun.
     
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    Try pulling your head from your ass, wipe the $#@% off your face and look in the mirror to see who got Trump elected. Then feel free to go back to sobbing and asking mommy why your life sucks so bad.
     
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    So did a lot of moderate Republicans.
     
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    And a second term for Obama
     
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    When corrupt political parties obsessed with transgender bathrooms (or abortions for that matter) stop representing the interests of their constituency and the leadership of both parties is in bed with the elites, donors and lobbyists - good people stay home or vote for a candidate who feels their pain and promises change.
     
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    Yeah, he sure wiped the floor. He should get on his knees and thank the Electoral College.
     
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    Aside from the rants in this post-

    Trump was elected because the prior administrations of both parties had failed to stop the downward spiral in society, failed to actually manage the nations business with any efficiency, and failed to simply do their job with any degree of integrity. Washington, congress and the upper echelon politics have been saturated with incompetence and disdain for the voters- give them lip service, then pump your position for all it's worth. Since politicians aren't willing or able to manage, a successful businessman might be.The proof of that is that he won the election using 1/3 the money and 1/3 the staff of Clinton and the DNC, a feat which no other election has ever come close to. While the opposition makes fun of him and slanders him, the butt-kicking they took and still hurts- but hasn't taught them a damn thing.
    It is the endless abuse of office and power by predecessors that got Trump elected.

    We would actually like to see things get done. Not patched or put off, but done as they should be, in the best interests of the nation. Everybody with common sense could see that nobody on the ballot except Trump would take that path.

    Enough Americans were tired of the endless BS, the empty promises, the compromise to the point of failure, the giving away of the nations assets, the failure to motivate the people- that they refused to elect a continuance of it.
     
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    Yeah it was a close call there.

    They were almost swayed by the liberal rendition of "I Will Survive". Probably not a dry eye at the Electoral College that day.
     
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    Right. You compete, win and lose based on the rules you have, not the rules you want. Stupid libs and stupid Hillary adopted a stupid strategy of pissing off working people in battleground states and appealing instead to uber-leftists and minorities in non-battleground states... Cry me a river now that a stupid liberal strategy led to a devastating and humiliating defeat and rejection of liberal doctrine by the American people.
     
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    I agree the Republican propaganda machine was running overtime against Hillary. Saying it over and over.......

    Now with a Republican Legislature they ave been churning out garbage bills .....just to get a check in the win column.

    Oh well they better enjoy it....they have ruined their brand !
     
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    Trump was elected because Hillary Clinton ran his campaign...........
     
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    Trump's rhetoric hasn't became reality.

    Better and cheaper healthcare for all.........
    Money for the wall
    Immigration
    Fix the worst Trade agreements
    Nafta renogiated
    Take care of North Korea
    Tax reform ..headed for the trash can
    China trade deficit will be handled

    So all in all ........Trumps all talk...........and his base bought it
     
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    "Trump was elected by disgruntled blue collar workers, miners, and small farmers who, rather accept the responsibility for their own lives, blamed the government for all their ills. Anarchists, under the guise of "draining the swamp," who wanted chaos in Washington by removing political leadership, also supported Trump. Trump got more support from non-college educated voters than any other candidate in American history. A true conservative, generally speaking, is well-educated."

    Blamed the govt. for their ills? Or blamed the govt. for it's inability to do anything in 16 years? Trump is the product of weak elected officials who are to worried about hurting someone's feelings to stand up for working class Americans. The only thing they do consistently is campaign. "The Swamp" is why there is a Trump.


    "Trump was also aided by the catastrophic decision by the Democrats who nominated Hillary Clinton, a candidate with enough baggage to fill a moving van."

    100% Yes. I do not understand how anyone could support her outright. Unless you put her up against a Marxist, then it makes a little more sense. But is she and the burn really the best they got?

    I'm just going to stop there, the more I think about it the more I realize the answer: yes, they were about the best the left could come up with their pool of crazies.
     
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    All of that needs to be done, regardless of Trump's faults. The dems and repubs are blocking at every turn. Trump's agenda not being accomplished is the result of incompetent Republicans. Middle class and blue collar America knows what the problem is, that is why he won the election. The best way to get him elected again is to do the same thing expecting different results. Go ahead, ignore what has to be done to get this country back on track another four years, listen to the polls, believe all the garbage the MSM puts out.
     
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    Well Trump got about the same amount of votes Romney did.
     
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    No. Rushing Trash Partisan Legislation because Trump wants to, is why his agenda has failed.

    Nothing coming out of Congress has been for the benefit of American citizens.

    It's the Rich donor's to Trump and Congress pulling the strings.

    Healthcare that doesn't cover pre-existing conditions, Eliminating estate tax,
    Eliminating medical deductions These cuts effect older Americans and the poor.
     
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    Why did Trump win? Hillary. Who here is still baffled? I suggest screaming at the sky and videoing it. Gosh those vids are priceless.
     
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    But not necessarily the same people. Moderate Republicans like McCain and fiends hated Trump because he exposed them for what they were.
     
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    What is my point? My point is the OP itself. I tried to explain how a totally incompetent man became our President. My point is never again should Americans allow apathy to determine our next President.
     
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    Long? Compared to others, this one is short. 8)
     

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