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'I never thought Trump would win': meet the Americans who chose not to vote
The Manchester Guardian ^ | November 18, 2016 | Sarah Marsh

Posted on 11/21/2016 12:17:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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David, 31, New Jersey: ‘I regret not voting, I never thought Donald Trump would win’

I would have voted for Hillary Clinton, but I didn’t. I thought she would win the White House.

I feel heartbroken for those disenfranchised Americans who voted for Trump, not because of his divisive rhetoric, but in spite of it. Hillary is a genius diplomat, but she proved, once again, to be an ineffectual communicator. She could not reach those desperate to put food back on their table. I used to drive past the front-lawn Trump signs in my town and dismiss the homeowner as a lunatic, but my own liberal elitism has blown up in my face. They are not lunatics, they are people with a different experience to me, and that has swayed how they vote.

I hope we will begin to understand how Trump voters’ experiences, not their ignorance, led them to this position. But I am scared to death for our environment, for those among us who are in need of care and, most of all, for those who cast their vote for Trump. They thought he was their last chance for prosperity. For these middle-Americans, the past was greater than the present. They remember a time when they, and their entire extended family, had decent-paying jobs. When every storefront in their now-deserted town had a thriving local business.

There was a stark disparity of views in this election, and why was the result so unexpected? Because when the liberal establishment of this country drove by front-lawn Trump signs, they had the same response as I did....

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2016election; apathy; hillarynonvoters; hillaryvoters; liv; trump
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1 posted on 11/21/2016 12:17:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You buttercups will love T when he enforces the law.


2 posted on 11/21/2016 12:18:55 PM PST by Joe Bfstplk (A Deplorable in Texas)
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David, 31, New Jersey: ‘I regret not voting, I never thought Donald Trump would win’

It's possible that if David had voted, Hillary could have won New Jersey...

3 posted on 11/21/2016 12:19:38 PM PST by Cowboy Bob
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
meet the Americans who chose not to vote

No thanks.

4 posted on 11/21/2016 12:19:51 PM PST by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If only this person had voted, maybe Hillary would have taken New Jersey.


5 posted on 11/21/2016 12:20:17 PM PST by VisualizeSmallerGovernment
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I love it when a plan comes together!


6 posted on 11/21/2016 12:20:43 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
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I feel heartbroken for those disenfranchised Americans who voted for Trump...

Unbelievable ignorance/stupidity from a non-voter.

It is better to stay silent and have people think you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

7 posted on 11/21/2016 12:20:59 PM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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Oh, drat. If this guy had only voted for Hillary, maybe New Jersey would not have been a Red state.

Oh. Wait.

New Jersey went for Hillary. It was Blue. So the fact that this guy didn’t vote for Hillary means exactly nothing.


8 posted on 11/21/2016 12:21:07 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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...Hillary is a genius diplomat...

This fella needs to get checked for a brain tumor.

9 posted on 11/21/2016 12:21:09 PM PST by tbpiper
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Liberals think the same way Hillary does. They feel Trump supports are racist sexist homophobic xenophobic islamophobic.........

When you think you are smarter than everybody else, as liberals tend to do, you don’t understand or care to understand why somebody would have the audacity to vote for Trump.


10 posted on 11/21/2016 12:21:26 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

See Propaganda is just Propaganda ,LOL


11 posted on 11/21/2016 12:21:37 PM PST by butlerweave
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David, 31, New Jersey: ‘I regret not voting, I never thought Donald Trump would win’ ... I would have voted for Hillary Clinton, but I didn’t. I thought she would win the White House.

This article sounds like it was written by someone who doesn't understand how the U.S. presidential election process works.

Hillary Clinton won New Jersey, so David's vote would have been completely inconsequential. Regretting his decision not to vote is about as meaningful as regretting the rising and setting of the sun.

12 posted on 11/21/2016 12:21:38 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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re> Hillary is a genius diplomat

I stopped reading right there.

13 posted on 11/21/2016 12:21:39 PM PST by IC Ken
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"I feel heartbroken for those disenfranchised Americans..."

As told by a self-disenfranchised American.

14 posted on 11/21/2016 12:21:45 PM PST by moovova
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To: ClearCase_guy

LOL. You beat me to it.


15 posted on 11/21/2016 12:22:01 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Oh, the humanity...(306 Electoral Votes)
16 posted on 11/21/2016 12:22:06 PM PST by BigEdLB (To Dimwitocrats: We won. You lost. Get used to it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The part about the environment was funny. Reminds me of a Reagan quote:
“It isn’t so much that liberals are ignorant. It’s just that they know so many things that aren’t so.”


17 posted on 11/21/2016 12:22:47 PM PST by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: Cowboy Bob

HAHAHHA! Reply of the week!


18 posted on 11/21/2016 12:22:58 PM PST by roostercogburn
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To: Cowboy Bob
It's possible that if David had voted, Hillary could have won New Jersey...

LMFAO.. my ribs are hurting!

19 posted on 11/21/2016 12:23:00 PM PST by fedupjohn (Trump, The Alpha Male Chosen By Sarah Palin To Lead our Army To Victory..Trump/Pence 2016...)
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To: Joe Bfstplk

My guess is that thousands of illegal invaders are already self-deporting at the news of a law enforcer getting elected.


20 posted on 11/21/2016 12:23:27 PM PST by fwdude (Stronger, To Get Her)
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