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Anonymous wrote:- and especially the popular vote? I never saw any trump signs.

I am talking not just about here in Fairfax; I have friends in Silver Spring, and even in Baltimore.

Virtually no trump signs at all. Like, none.

How is this possible?

Doesn’t mean much. There were a lot of Trump signs in Arlington yet he barely got 10% of the vote there.

Trump got 19% of the vote in Arlington.

Please, stop teasing the Democrats with your new math.

I voted for Harris, but I can see why some men voted for Trump. Instead of lifting everyone up, liberals have spent the last decade pointing a finger at white men. I have dear friends who have made terrible generalizations about white men. Things they’d never say about any other group. These friends probably don’t even remember, but it is a flashbulb memory for me. As a mother of sons, it was shocking.

I don’t understand how people think it’s a good idea to discuss privilege to people who can’t pay their bills, can get a job because the mill closed, and don’t have many options. I’ve never had cancer, and I’m sure someone else is having a worse day right now, but if my husband said that to me after I’d had a long day, it wouldn’t go over well. We have to reach out with kindness before the next election or Dems are shot.

Anonymous wrote:I’m upset over this election, but when I look at my teenagers’ generation I’’m optimistic that this too shall pass. The old shall pass away.

This is the last gasp of the old dudes.

Except that young men 18-24 are big Trump supporters.

L O S E R… sorry

Anonymous wrote:I’m upset over this election, but when I look at my teenagers’ generation I’’m optimistic that this too shall pass. The old shall pass away.

This is the last gasp of the old dudes.

Last gasp of the old dudes? I don't think so. Trump won the youth vote.

Fox News & Joe Rogan are partly to blame.

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Anonymous wrote:- and especially the popular vote? I never saw any trump signs.

I am talking not just about here in Fairfax; I have friends in Silver Spring, and even in Baltimore.

Virtually no trump signs at all. Like, none.

How is this possible?

Doesn’t mean much. There were a lot of Trump signs in Arlington yet he barely got 10% of the vote there.

Trump got 19% of the vote in Arlington.

All Trump in southeastern PA

Anonymous wrote:I am liberal and I live in a very blue area devoid of Trump signs too, OP, but unlike you I have been to other parts of the country that are not in a blue bubble which is why today I’m devastated but 0% surprised. America is going to America and America wanted Trump. It was easy to see. Unlike others I don’t think it even necessarily has that much to do with people not liking Harris, which many don’t, or not wanting to elect a black woman, which many don’t, but more with this country’s fixation on Trump. People of all ages and races seem to really like him. I don’t understand it but it’s kind of obvious if you leave the DMV and northeast/west coast bubbles.

There's your answer right there. Leave the bubble of the coast. It's a vastly different story almost everywhere else.

Anonymous wrote:Harris won definitively in Maryland, Virginia, and DC. Losing most of the rust belt was the nail in her coffin. Lots of toxic masculinity up there.

Elites felt o.k. with shipping decent paying jobs out of the US. So...that's a big part of it. It's not just men who are voting this way.

We sacrificed small town America and blue collar jobs on the altar of globalization because academic economists and wealth holders thought it would turn out fine.

The payback started with Reagan Democrats and it hasn't ended.

I am liberal and I live in a very blue area devoid of Trump signs too, OP, but unlike you I have been to other parts of the country that are not in a blue bubble which is why today I’m devastated but 0% surprised. America is going to America and America wanted Trump. It was easy to see. Unlike others I don’t think it even necessarily has that much to do with people not liking Harris, which many don’t, or not wanting to elect a black woman, which many don’t, but more with this country’s fixation on Trump. People of all ages and races seem to really like him. I don’t understand it but it’s kind of obvious if you leave the DMV and northeast/west coast bubbles.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m upset over this election, but when I look at my teenagers’ generation I’’m optimistic that this too shall pass. The old shall pass away.

This is the last gasp of the old dudes.

You may not want to know that Trump won most of the under-30 voting crowd.

Haha those boys will grow up and realize their mistake. Or that no woman under 65 will date them!

Ehh, they don't want to date those liberal nut cases anyway. The young women with the money will have no problem dating them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m upset over this election, but when I look at my teenagers’ generation I’’m optimistic that this too shall pass. The old shall pass away.

This is the last gasp of the old dudes.

You may not want to know that Trump won most of the under-30 voting crowd.

Haha those boys will grow up and realize their mistake. Or that no woman under 65 will date them!

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Anonymous wrote:

I’m upset over this election, but when I look at my teenagers’ generation I’’m optimistic that this too shall pass. The old shall pass away.

You may want to look at the analysis of the young vote. Actually, you probably so not want to look.
DS votes Trump and DSs split on their opinion.

+1 Trump did very well with young/first-time voters. You are kidding yourself if you think his only supporters were old. I actually think he did worse with older people than in the past. There are young people -- both male and female -- who support Trump.

The Young Republican club at my kid's HS outnumbers the Young Democrats club by about 4-1.

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Anonymous wrote:When was anyone allowed to put trump signs up around here or express their support for trump in anyway?

+1
I’ve had friends say to me that they could never be friends with a Trump voter.
But since I enjoy the friendship and don’t feel that way myself, I take that as my cue to keep my vote to myself.

All of this. My friends, hell even some of my family, doesn't know what my political views are. I'm pretty much right down the middle but I don't advertise that to anyone. I have no need to put up signs to show my support to anyone.