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PeaceWave
Nov 5
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Judging by their behavior, voters don't view POTUS as "any political office" then...
RockRaven
Nov 5
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RockRaven
(18,349 posts)1. Judging by their behavior, voters don't view POTUS as "any political office" then...
They will list off any explanation under the sun for their votes, but they TWICE picked Donald Fucking Trump instead of a woman.
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Arthur_Frain
(2,256 posts)4. Here's what I believe to be the sad truth
Youll see a conservative female president before you see a liberal one.
And she will be an absolute nightmare.
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RockRaven
(18,349 posts)6. My opinion of what sounds fair has got nothing to do with American voters' behavior.
I wish it did, but decades of results clearly show it does not.
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leftstreet
(38,208 posts)2. Some of them were ready for VP Palin
McCain/Palin would never have won anyway, but the GOP base loved her
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meadowlander
(5,025 posts)5. Pakistan elected a female Prime Minister in 1988.
But sure... "Americans just aren't ready".
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