US Presidential election thread

[rigsby]

Apparently all the glass ceiling fixers are now doing a brick laying course.

 

[Swiss Tony]

Well done Donald on a well fought election,the people have spoken,that's what counts isn't it?

 

[mrsblue]

You have managed to put into words everything that Mrsblue thinks and feels about the world so today you can stand tall and feel proud – today you have no need to ‘feel bad’.

The feeling of having expressed Mrsblue’s inner turmoil in a way that speaks for the non tax payers, the pussy grabbers, the Muslim banners and the wall builders will make you feel warmer than a whole beach full of sand. So today, for today, no ‘feeling bad’. Go grab some pussy – you’ve earned it.

Thanks ***,

So glad you have realised ,millions see the world in a sensible manner rather than your "let's love everybody and everything will be ok " view.

Now tell me what pussy has to do with anything.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Thanks ***,

So glad you have realised ,millions see the world in a sensible manner rather than your "let's love everybody and everything will be ok " view.

Now tell me what pussy has to do with anything.

what pussy has got to do with anything? Have you been watching or reading the news during the election? Pussy is the reason a lot of Republicans refused to vote for Trump. You, as a woman, should be aware of how Trump views women. If you google 'Trump grabbing pussy' you can read all about it, and even listen to him talking about it.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Well done Donald on a well fought election,the people have spoken,that's what counts isn't it?

Not exactly as Clinton got more votes than Trump. But they both know their electoral systems doesn't work in the way that the most public votes = a winner, so the result is what it is.
But he got less votes from the public so people who want to paint it as a popular uprising....shouldn't.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Apparently all the glass ceiling fixers are now doing a brick laying course.

They should be aware that payment for big wall building will be in Mexican pesos though.

 

[Swiss Tony]

Thanks ***,

So glad you have realised ,millions see the world in a sensible manner rather than your "let's love everybody and everything will be ok " view.

Now tell me what pussy has to do with anything.

Believe me MB when I was 18 it was the most important thing in the world.:smile:

 

[mrsblue]

what pussy has got to do with anything? Have you been watching or reading the news during the election? Pussy is the reason a lot of Republicans refused to vote for Trump. You, as a woman, should be aware of how Trump views women. If you google 'Trump grabbing pussy' you can read all about it, and even listen to him talking about it.

Disgusting !

I thought you were talking about a cat.

 

[southendkid]

Well done Donald on a well fought election,the people have spoken,that's what counts isn't it?

Have they though? It could change but right now Clinton has more votes than Trump yet has lost because of the bizarre seats by state thing they do, it makes sense (sort of) in our country since there are more than 2 candidates capable of winning seats but when it's a 2 horse race in America I don't understand why it isn't just a most votes wins thing, the same thing happened with Bush beating Al Gore in 2000.

 

[pottster]

Did I hear right that 30% of the Hispanic electorate voted for trump, didn't expect that.

 

[Supernaut]

Did I hear right that 30% of the Hispanic electorate voted for trump, didn't expect that.

Yep - Trump managed to somehow increase the Republican vote among Latinos. More voted for him than voted for Mitt Romney 4 years ago.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

There are a lot of idiots in both countries and they are allowed to vote, for this reason we have constitutions and rules written that mean the status quo will be maintained to some degree. Do you remember all that good stuff Obama said he would do? Didn't happen because he didn't hold enough real power. All the bat**** crazy stuff Trump is spouting? Yeah that aint gonna happen either. As for Brexit, we are going to have to make concessions to stop the economy going to pot so we wont get the utopia that leavers thought they voted for.

Some of it might.Don't forget the Republicans also control both houses of Congress as well as the Presidency.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

One interesting statistic on the turnout figures was that more highly educated voters voted for HC whereas Trump mainly appealed to voters without qualifications.

There's a moral there somewhere.:whistling:

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Did I hear right that 30% of the Hispanic electorate voted for trump, didn't expect that.

Similar to Brexit then yet again; in Brexit many 2nd generation migrants settled in the UK voted Leave, as they could see the negatives in current immigration policy.

 

[Supernaut]

One interesting statistic on the turnout figures was that more highly educated voters voted for HC whereas Trump mainly appealed to voters without qualifications.

There's a moral there somewhere.:whistling:

If you want to win an election you need to appeal to all classes?
If you're running for office then patronise those less intelligent than you at your peril??
Please do tell...

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

One interesting statistic on the turnout figures was that more highly educated voters voted for HC whereas Trump mainly appealed to voters without qualifications.

There's a moral there somewhere.:whistling:

Is it?

a) those with MONEY get better education and want to keep the same status quo?
b) white poor want to be listened to?
c) some people are more equal than others?

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

One interesting statistic on the turnout figures was that more highly educated voters tended to vote for HC whereas Trump mainly appealed to voters without qualifications.

There's a moral there somewhere.:whistling:

"Among non-college-educated whites, 67% voted for Trump – 72% of men and 62% of women.
Among college-educated whites, 45% voted for Clinton – 39% of men and 51% of women (the only white demographic represented in the poll where the former secretary of state came out on top). But 54% of male college graduates voted for Trump, as did 45% of female college graduates.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/09/white-voters-victory-donald-trump-exit-polls

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Is it?

a) those with MONEY get better education and want to keep the same status quo?
b) white poor want to be listened to?
c) some people are more equal than others?

Interestingly,that's not what the figures appear to show:-"Broken down by income bracket, 52% of voters earning less than $50,000 a year – who make up 36% of the electorate – voted for Clinton, and 41% for Trump.

"What appears to have made the biggest difference on the night was the turnout for Trump of white voters across the board – of both sexes, almost all ages and education levels, and from mid- and higher income levels".

 

[rigsby]

If you want to win an election you need to appeal to all classes?
If you're running for office then patronise those less intelligent than you at your peril??
Please do tell...

Actually if you patronise anyone you end up giving Shrimperzone money and your wife bottles of Cava

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Actually if you patronise anyone you end up giving Shrimperzone money and your wife bottles of Cava

I'm not in the patronising business Rigsby and never have been.

I'll enjoy a bottle of Juvé Camps at the weekend though.:winking: