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I don't mean to be trite, but are you saying this person voted for Trump to "own the libs"? Doing something out of spite like that is a pretty miserable experi

• Diederich 9y ago
  > are you saying this person voted for Trump to "own the libs"? No, that's not what I said nor is it what I implied. He voted for Trump because, among other reasons, he thought Mrs. Clinton was a terrible candidate and would make a terrible president, and he personally weighed that more heavily than what he knew of Trumps disadvantages. I don't agree with that assessment, but it is reasonable.
  • rtpg 9y ago
    >I think that a pretty big chunk of Trump's votes came from people who would otherwise not have voted for him...but did so because they sensed, correctly, that their thoughts, ideas and voices were being marginalized (and demonized) by progressives. I read that as "we wouldn't vote for Trump, but did anyways because of how progressives see us". Maybe I misread this.
    • RonanTheGrey 9y ago
      > I read that as "we wouldn't vote for Trump, but did anyways because of how progressives see us". Maybe I misread this. Yep. I know a great many people who voted for that reason. They felt marginalized, and their vote was the only way they could strike back - because talking could ruin their lives.
  • jacquesm 9y ago
    Besides how you feel about it, how does your friend feel about it? Have his expectations been met?
    • Diederich 9y ago
      I believe that he feels like he made a mistake.