"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
11/09/2016 at 12:21 • Filed to: Election
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"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
11/09/2016 at 12:21 • Filed to: Election | 6
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I know it doesn’t matter to the people on breathing down my throat for a write-in for Bernie in a state that went to Hillary in a glorious landslide, but Hillary is currently leading in the Popular Vote by about 200k votes. She’s been leading since early this morning. In this case, it’s an instance in where technically, the person who didn’t win the Popular Vote won the Presidency.
Also, can we please stop threatening to hurt/kill people? The amount of sore losers/violent people in this election is absolutely horrifying. Everyone’s going “my candidate lost because it’s YOUR FAULT”, “punch EVERYONE who didn’t vote Hillary”, “I hope everyone who didn’t vote for Hillary dies” ...
Look I understand history was just made in the direction half the country disagrees with...but instead of pointing fingers, we could start working on damage control.
Seriously, there already have been multiple suicides associated with the election, we do not need this crap right now.
unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:24 |
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this will get you through the day.
jimz
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:26 |
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Also, can we please stop threatening to hurt/kill people? The victim complex in this election is absolutely horrifying. Everyone’s going “my candidate lost because it’s YOUR FAULT”, “punch EVERYONE who didn’t vote Hillary”, “I hope everyone who didn’t vote for Hillary dies”
It’s “keyboard courage.” I’ve said flat out to several people on a few message boards that they wouldn’t have the guts to say what they’re saying to each other face-to-face.
Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:27 |
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My Facebook friends are overwhelmingly “Progressive.” It was an ugly feed last night and this morning. Its like a nasty car crash: You know its going to be ugly, but you can’t help but look.
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Mercedes Streeter
> unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
11/09/2016 at 12:28 |
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I’m listening to Shinedown. :) I’m not even fazed a bit by the results...I expected her to lose. Crap’s going to get a LOT tougher for me, but it’s what the country decided I guess.
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unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:30 |
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I really didn’t expect the close numbers. Poll analysts are probably out of a job.
Krieger (@FSKrieger22)
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:35 |
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All three branches lean Republican. Damage control is high hopes.
Currently Bernie and Hillary supporters with an internet connection are doing a spectacularly good impression of this:
I wonder when the postmortem will come out.
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Mercedes Streeter
> unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
11/09/2016 at 12:35 |
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Pretty much everyone underestimated the power of racism/feeling like nobody cares about you.
Hillary largely stayed out of states she thought she had in the bag...states where people felt the most left out by the Government of the past 8 years. To them, sure, Trump isn’t a good guy, but at least he cares about the little guys. I mean, he was first on the scene during the Louisiana floods (while Clinton played golf with Obama), he went to states and cities with economies destroyed by businesses moving overseas. Regardless if what he said during the rallies turn out to be lies, he at least *appeared* to care for the little guys out there...and that’s just enough to get people to vote for him.
Personally, had the DNC not completely screwed up their entire campaign from start to finish, we would have won this...but nope, we tried to cheat, and we got caught with our hands in the cookie jar.
Arrivederci
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:37 |
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Democrats almost always win the popular vote - the most populous states invariably vote for them (CA, NY, IL).
mazda616
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:41 |
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I didn’t sleep at all last night.
Had a panic attack.
Cried.
In an election with two terrible options, we got a terrible one. I don’t know why it affected me so much, but it did. He scares me.
I’m glad I bought my Mazda6 last year since if Trump has his way, cars like it that aren’t made in America will have a 35% tariff...
DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
> jimz
11/09/2016 at 12:41 |
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AfromanGTO
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:43 |
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Sadly the populace vote doesn’t elect the president. It is the electoral college that does. I wish they would make the people’s vote 50% and the electoral college 50%.
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Mercedes Streeter
> AfromanGTO
11/09/2016 at 12:47 |
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Oh I know, that’s my point..but everyone is losing their crap over...well everyone who didn’t vote for Hillary...but not even for legitimate reasons either. We live in a free country, if someone wanted to vote for Trump, Stein, Johnson, or anyone else, that’s their right as Americans. Furthermore, if your candidate cannot win without every single possible vote from third party voters, then your candidate probably wasn’t all that strong of a pick anyway.
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unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:47 |
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DNC got what they deserved. Now its in ashes.
Matt Nichelson
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:48 |
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Well said. I don’t know if I have ever seen this much backlash after an election. This election also shows us just how divided our country really is. Whatever happens going forward, I do wish the best for you and yours.
Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:51 |
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I agree. Personally I voted Libertarian in the hopes that in 2020 we could have three major funded parties running. Sadly, that didn’t happen. Disappointingly, I’ve seen threats of violence or “you’re dead to me” from many of my minority friends directed at any Trump supporters. I look forward to January and seeing what the walking baked potato does when he takes office. My expectations are low but I hope to be pleasantly surprised.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:53 |
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I look forward to reading how you are affected by all of this come next year. Many of my minority friends are absolutely losing their head over this and it’s refreshing to see a level-headed response.
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Mercedes Streeter
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/09/2016 at 12:59 |
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I guess I’ve been through enough in life that a Trump Presidency barely moves my “oh crap” needle. I know crying about it won’t change it, all I can do is continue fighting for myself and our rights.
Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 12:59 |
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In 10 states neither candidate received 50% of the vote.
spanfucker retire bitch
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 13:02 |
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It’s like 2000 all over again, except Trump is at least 100x worse than Dubya.
I’ve been going over in my head since about 3am this morning about all of the regs and all of the organizations that are going to be cut and/or completely dismantled. I’m literally sick to my stomach just thinking about it and I’ve had a stress headache for the whole day now.
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AfromanGTO
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 13:13 |
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I think both of the major candidates weren’t the best picks out of 300 million, but somehow they got to be the nominees. Also is America a free democracy anymore? Do you remember this paper from Princeton saying America is now an oligarch? It is from 2 years ago.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/21/americas-oligarchy-not-democracy-or-republic-unive/
wiffleballtony
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 13:30 |
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You voted for the person you felt was the best chance to run the country, which is what this is all about. Voting for a person due to party affiliations goes against what the system was meant to do.
Frenchlicker
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 13:34 |
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I’ve come to understand one thing. Even though all of the three branches are red they are very different shades of red. The people that called themselves republicans barely appear to be what one would call one just a couple of years ago. I personally think this election will break down the two parties.
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Mercedes Streeter
> wiffleballtony
11/09/2016 at 14:07 |
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Exactly. While I see the importance of having Hillary win, telling people “you have to vote for me because your only other choice is Trump” was never going to work. People already hate the Establishment, and here was the Establishment telling you to bow down. And well...look what happened.
TheHondaBro
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 14:10 |
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If I’m being honest, the fact that Trump was anti-establishment was appealing to me, and that small part of me is happy he beat Clinton.
HOWEVER, the racists now feel empowered, so fuck that.
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wiffleballtony
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 14:13 |
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I wouldn’t be surprised if half of the voters were voting against a candidate instead of for a candidate.
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Mercedes Streeter
> AfromanGTO
11/09/2016 at 14:28 |
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You’d be correct. The rich and powerful run our country. As much as the most of us may think our voices matter...it’s obvious it really doesn’t. Money is apparently still worth more than words here. And Trump’s premise is pretty much “you’re going to get rich”. Even his immigration policy still comes back to money.
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Mercedes Streeter
> wiffleballtony
11/09/2016 at 15:19 |
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Pretty much all of them were. If you look at the data, Trump and Clinton are almost the most unliked candidates in history. The vast majority of people weren’t voting for a candidate, but against one.
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wiffleballtony
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 15:24 |
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Makes sense. Instead of the country looking at that and thinking, maybe we deserve other choices, they fall back on partisan lines that hardly ever truly represent anyone very well.
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Mercedes Streeter
> TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 15:29 |
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Indeed, he definitely had that appeal. And there were many times during the debates where I’ve found myself either agreeing with him, or in shock because he said something that no other candidate could get away with.
But then...the racism, the GOP as a whole, anti-LBGT rhetoric, the works...I just couldn’t do that.
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Mercedes Streeter
> wiffleballtony
11/09/2016 at 15:51 |
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Part of the reason is being told their ONLY choices were Trump or Clinton, then being sold on the idea of “the lesser of two evils”. Third party candidates and write-ins aren’t viable only because we have decided to not give them any legitimacy. I bet if we treated third party candidates like we treat the primary candidates, we just might have Gary Johnson as President Elect.
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 16:34 |
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Agreed. I would love for a more qualified, rational, and sane anti-establishment person to win at some point. Most politicians are incredibly out of touch with what reality is for the average American and things need to be shaken up. Maybe trump winning will pave the way for that to happen in the future.
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AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 16:37 |
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I seen to remember something sort of like this happening before... something about a hanging chad, Florida, some bush shit...
Hated him with a passion, but I would honestly take GW back rather than have trump. Never expected to feel that way.
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Frenchlicker
11/09/2016 at 16:49 |
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I really feel that this election has shown that the parties have grown far apart (and it doesn’t help that both candidates had glaring faults making it easy to lash out at the other side). Everyone just seems to have forgotten the golden rule of respecting one another and our differences. Maybe someone will be able to fill that gap with time. A system with a left, right, and center may actually be beneficial overall.
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Mercedes Streeter
> AMGtech - now with more recalls!
11/09/2016 at 17:13 |
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I’d rather take GW back too, at least it was fun to watch his press conferences.
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AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2016 at 22:05 |
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OMG bush-isms were the best
random001
> Mercedes Streeter
11/10/2016 at 06:14 |
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I think it won’t be that bad. Trump knew what it was going to take to get elected. I’d bet that a lot of the more extreme rhetoric and issues will die down now that he’s won. I believe things are going to be ok for you and everyone else.
B/Xmrrmvr
> Krieger (@FSKrieger22)
11/11/2016 at 08:57 |
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Real Bernie supporters knew what was going coming after the DNC and the general public gave no fucks about the DNC email leaks that proved the Primaries were a joke. Real Bernie supporters are already attempting Party damage control while the HRC fans who thought Donald was ‘deplorable’ for saying he’d contest the election results, are ironically contesting the election results.
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Krieger (@FSKrieger22)
> B/Xmrrmvr
11/11/2016 at 09:49 |
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Did you read the emails or are you doing your best to prove my point?
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B/Xmrrmvr
> Krieger (@FSKrieger22)
11/11/2016 at 09:52 |
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My mistake, couldn’t play the video at work and thought it was just a crying video. And yeah I did read the emails.