Current Events > Anyone want to explain to me how Trump became the President?

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Bad_Mojo
08/08/20 5:25:59 PM
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Like, I not how he beat Hillary, but how the the fuck was he even in that position in the first place? How did he make it to the finals?

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Coloradough
08/08/20 5:29:40 PM
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I listened to a podcast that talked about a phenomenon of how when people are fed up with a certain system of government, they'll agree as a society to take a step backward rather than continue to make progress with that system. They had examples, I think Brexit was one.

So basically it was a fuck you to the establishment. It worked, the establishment politicians are pulling their hair out right now

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Raikuro
08/08/20 5:31:23 PM
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he was basically the joke "giant meteor 2016" meme vote. A lot of people just want to cause as much harm as possible.
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Bestoffuture
08/08/20 5:31:34 PM
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Lots of brain damage in this country.

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ThePrinceFish
08/08/20 5:32:31 PM
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His "biggest" opponent in the primaries was a guy who had to beg the crowd for enthusiasm.

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DD Divine
08/08/20 5:32:53 PM
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Used buzzwords to appeal to a fan base. He basically conned a lot of people.

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Antifar
08/08/20 5:33:10 PM
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Republican voters wanted him to.
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ohiostate124
08/08/20 5:33:22 PM
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Because he won the election
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ScazarMeltex
08/08/20 5:33:51 PM
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Most Americans aren't actually interested in their democracy and thus are low information voters.

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Tired-Insomniac
08/08/20 5:36:03 PM
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Because there were way too many Republican candidates that never stood a chance yet got primary votes nonetheless, taking votes away from the few candidates that weren't 100% jokes (Cruz, Rubio, and Kasich. IMO of course. I personally only liked Kasich but the other two were at least serious contenders at the time and everyone else was a fucking joke)


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daGamexx
08/08/20 5:36:11 PM
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It was either Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, or Mitt Romney.

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armandro
08/08/20 5:41:15 PM
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theres a good documentary about that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnMBYMOTwEs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5vyDPN19ww

I totally forgot about tea party movement

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Politics
08/08/20 5:54:14 PM
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armandro posted...
theres a good documentary about that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnMBYMOTwEs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5vyDPN19ww

I totally forgot about tea party movement

How could you forget about the Tea Party Movement? It still exists >_>

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monkmith
08/08/20 5:57:02 PM
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stupid people, apathy, and a system that steals the voting power from the population and puts it in the hands of the elite.

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Machete
08/08/20 5:58:07 PM
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sometimes when you combine a lot of stupid with a lot of dumb, things like donald happen...

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Bad_Mojo
08/08/20 6:32:01 PM
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Pitlord_Special
08/08/20 6:36:59 PM
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The media hyped the shit out of him in hopes of setting up Hillary with the worst opponent possible so she would have an easy win in the general election.

Unfortunately she failed to slay the beast and become the hero of America so now were stuck with being ruled by a monster.

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DarthWendy
08/08/20 6:37:19 PM
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ohiostate124 posted...
Because he won the election


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rahasperj
08/08/20 6:42:49 PM
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He got >270 electoral votes. Making him the winner of that election cycle.

Smartass answer aside, the fact that he was elected does baffle me. But I'm sure as shit glad Clinton lost.

It's going to happen again too, Biden is a nothing burger candidate. He is a shell for the entire party, with no stances or views of his own. People don't like that.

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VTBM
08/08/20 7:40:28 PM
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Because he wasn't a politician and defeated Vince McMahon.

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Damn_Underscore
08/08/20 7:43:55 PM
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A lot of people didn't like Hillary.

A lot of people didn't like Trump either, so the election came down to independent voters and last-minute decision voters. Hillary won the usual red states and Hillary won the usual blue states, but almost all of the swing states swung to Trump because at the time something different > a generic politician.

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Bad_Mojo
08/08/20 7:49:21 PM
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I want to make fun of all the Hilary posts, but I didn't word my OP correctly.

I don't need answers about how he beat her, but how he got there to begin with. How was the the Republic nom. I've got some answers here already now

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scorpion41
08/08/20 7:49:46 PM
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Hillary didnt campaign as hard as she should have in swing states, and pretty much said fuck you to half the country with her deplorables comment. Couple that with how much people hated her to begin with and she had her work cut out for her.

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Chicken
08/08/20 7:50:32 PM
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Majority of Americans are racist but cant admit it.

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Damn_Underscore
08/08/20 7:52:33 PM
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He won the Republican nomination by making fun of everyone else. The other politicians just dismissed it saying it wouldn't work, but it did.

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Raikuro
08/08/20 7:56:00 PM
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scorpion41 posted...
pretty much said fuck you to half the country with her deplorables comment
why would calling KKK and white nationalists deplorable even affect half of the entire country?
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RedJackson
08/08/20 7:57:46 PM
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Democrats
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hockeybub89
08/08/20 7:59:26 PM
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nevershine
08/08/20 8:01:11 PM
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we...didnt listen
WE DIDNT LISTEN!

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