Politics Thread

[ChicagoX]

Republicans would be just as upset as Democrats if they had won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote in two of the last five elections. In a situation like this, the winning side always thinks that the system works fine and the losing side always feels like they just got jobbed. Both sides have valid points about the merits of the electoral college.

[bleedXblue]

Fair enough, but you gotta admit that a significant motive of this protesting comes from Trump's taste in divisive rhetoric. I don't remember any protests in 2000, and I saw more signs condemning Trump than the electoral college.

As long as this is the system (forever), people are going to be pissed when the popular vote doesn't match the result. It would be nice if people could just move on, but it's not gonna happen when the new President has already scared and pissed off millions of people.

Really?

Hillary pissed off and scared/scarred lots of people too......

This is just total BS

[Caf]

Really?

Hillary pissed off and scared/scarred lots of people too......

This is just total BS

Hilary threatened to deport people? Hilary is awful and said some terrible things, but come on, apples and oranges.

I love that people are shocked at protests. Part of Trump's appeal was that he pissed these people off and didn't care what the mainstream thought about it. You don't get to have your cake and eat it too.

[ron meXico]

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[Xville]

Hilary threatened to deport people? Hilary is awful and said some terrible things, but come on, apples and oranges.

I love that people are shocked at protests. Part of Trump's appeal was that he pissed these people off and didn't care what the mainstream thought about it. You don't get to have your cake and eat it too.

There is a difference between protests and what is going on with destruction of property, beatings etc.

[ron meXico]

Hilary threatened to deport people? Hilary is awful and said some terrible things, but come on, apples and oranges.

I love that people are shocked at protests. Part of Trump's appeal was that he pissed these people off and didn't care what the mainstream thought about it. You don't get to have your cake and eat it too.

I hope they light up and entirely torch their own neighborhoods. They have selective moral outrage. They won't dare come to a conservative neighborhood and do it. Let em trash Oakland Oregon and those sess pools of communism. Maybe they can take out a few of thos liberal beacons called planned parenthood.
I love how you libs call trumps promise of protecting a sovereign nation rights to secure its own borders divisive racist rhetoric... haha good 1. No you're just pissed your funnel of illegal law breaking activities to get non citizens into a sovereign nation to carry out the liberal dream of population dominance of a permanent dependent poverty class may be over.

[Caf]

There is a difference between protests and what is going on with destruction of property, beatings etc.

Very true - no doubt about it. It's a shame and I think the media deserves a lot of blame for it, but it's still completely unsurprising.

[bleedXblue]

Hilary threatened to deport people? Hilary is awful and said some terrible things, but come on, apples and oranges.

I love that people are shocked at protests. Part of Trump's appeal was that he pissed these people off and didn't care what the mainstream thought about it. You don't get to have your cake and eat it too.

Yeah your perspective....

Deporting people who are here illegally is a surprise? It's scaring people?

Holy crap the sensitivity is laughable.

[Caf]

I hope they light up and entirely torch their own neighborhoods. They have selective moral outrage. They won't dare come to a conservative neighborhood and do it. Let em trash Oakland Oregon and those sess pools of communism. Maybe they can take out a few of thos liberal beacons called planned parenthood.
I love how you libs call trumps promise of protecting a sovereign nation rights to secure its own borders divisive racist rhetoric... haha good 1. No you're just pissed your funnel of illegal law breaking activities to get non citizens into a sovereign nation to carry out the liberal dream of population dominance of a permanent dependent poverty class may be over.

Uh huh

[GoMuskies]

Republicans would be just as upset as Democrats if they had won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote in two of the last five elections. In a situation like this, the winning side always thinks that the system works fine and the losing side always feels like they just got jobbed. Both sides have valid points about the merits of the electoral college.

I don't think Democrats have a valid point at all. If they want to change the rules going forward, fine. We can talk about that. But complaining about losing under rules they were well aware of going in is just assinine. I mean, who spent any appreciable time campaigning in New York, LA and Chicago during the general election this year? Don't you think the three largest cities in the country might have been more of a focus of both campaigns if the popular vote meant a goddamned thing?

Also, Hillary won the popular vote in the 2008 Democratic primary, so Obama's presidency was illegitimate.