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You can nuance however you want but like you said he is President-elect and it will be a long time before a Bush or a Clinton runs again.

Posted by spamlet Nov 11 '16, 14:13

And the 53% not voting for Trump is not really a valid criticism. Bill only won 43% of the vote in 1992 and he wasn't any less legitimate of a President.

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- Except...they didn't. Your number includes all the third party votes, which were basically eff both these people. -- nm - spamlet Nov 11, 14:19 3
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    - You specifically said 53%! It's right there *points up* -- (link) - spamlet Nov 11, 14:22 1
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- It's going to be awhile until another woman runs. And now we're going to be falling farther behind. -- nm - . Nov 11, 14:18 23
  - ugh, Hillary did not lose because she was a woman. - groiny Nov 11, 14:19 22
    - Yes, she did. -- nm - . Nov 11, 14:26 2
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      - your delusion knows no bounds. -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 14:26
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      - Not just because of that. I'd say sexism is just as valid reason as the racism. A lot of those discontents are unhappy with t he rising power of wom - . Nov 11, 14:30 7
        
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        I'm not saying it does. But it should not be discounted either, nor belittled. -- nm - . Nov 11, 14:33 5
        
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        how do you figure that she had to be that much more prepared? - groiny Nov 11, 14:40 3
        
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        with all due respect here, you are falling into the same trap that you did for months now... - groiny Nov 11, 14:45 1
        
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      - ok, why did she lose the electoral college votes? -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 14:21 9
        
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        "it will be a long time before a woman will run again" is pretty obvious, no? - groiny Nov 11, 14:26 7
        
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        Because the lesson that some will take from this election is that a woman can't win. -- nm - . Nov 11, 14:31 1
        
        well, those people would be morons. - groiny Nov 11, 14:33
        
        well, just to be clear..... -- (link) - groiny Nov 11, 14:29 [Backboard] 3
        
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        of course, every election, there are a plethora of reasons why one loses. - groiny Nov 11, 14:32
        
        It is very much a factor. And it's not a small factor. -- nm - . Nov 11, 14:32

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You can nuance however you want but like you said he is President-elect and it will be a long time before a Bush or a Clinton runs again.

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