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Obama nailed it. No need to sugar coat it. [View all] 56 NCTraveler Dec 2016 Dec 2016 108 12287

My friend the non-voter and why so many stayed home. [View all] 56 Willie Pep Jan 2017 Jan 2017 8 16041

Wisconsin recount observers discover five vote counting machines with tampered seals [View all] 55 .99center Dec 2016 Dec 2016 78 12134

A word of advice about controlling the Democratic Party message [View all] 55 BainsBane Dec 2016 Dec 2016 21 5258

Sometimes the truth is obvious: we're a more racist and sexist country than we thought. [View all] 55 DanTex Dec 2016 Dec 2016 47 3397

I think I have a good understanding of why Hillary lost, but what I still don't get [View all] 55 Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 19847

BBC: there is more compromising material on Trump, several sex tapes + audio - multiple sources. [View all] 55 factfinder_77 Jan 2017 Jan 2017 72 16348

Hillary ONE TERM & DONE: a possible face-saving compromise for GOP electors? [View all] 55 yurbud Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 6105

Should President Obama fire James Comey? (Poll) [View all] 55 mtnsnake Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 8450

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] 55 pbmus Jan 2017 Jan 2017 5 6339

We have serious threats to election integrity that must be fixed before the next election. [View all] 54 pnwmom Dec 2016 Jan 2017 18 5382

House Speaker Paul Ryan Just Linked Directly To Russian Election Hacking [View all] 54 pbmus Dec 2016 Jan 2017 63 12787

Russian Hackers? Rolling Stone magazine weighs in - [View all] 54 jonno99 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 14 10784

Every Dem in the Senate and House should have stood with Rep. Waters in not accepting the results... [View all] 53 brush Jan 2017 Jan 2017 32 10470

Sanders: Election not a victory for Trump, loss for the Democratic Party [View all] 53 portlander23 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 34 4970

Possibly the most important thing: Dems need to get better at the propaganda wars. [View all] 53 DanTex Nov 2016 Nov 2016 24 3489

Am I Losing It? Glenn Greenwald on MSNBC saying hack has no evidence [View all] 53 adigal Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 9084

I think the "it ISN'T about economics" argument is, ultimately, a deeply right wing position. [View all] 53 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 9 5882

Samantha Bee: identity politics is the dismissive term for what we used to call civil rights [View all] 52 La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 Dec 2016 77 6869

A BLACK OUT for the Inaguration? [View all] 52 WomanWhoRoars Dec 2016 Dec 2016 34 9474

Why Hillary Lost: The Great American Lie [View all] 52 yallerdawg Dec 2016 Dec 2016 59 9156

Fitrakis says 19 Wisconsin counties refusing to give [View all] 52 triron Dec 2016 Dec 2016 36 4884

Van Jones Blames 'Hurricane Trump' on Unexpected Culprit [View all] 51 BREMPRO Dec 2016 Dec 2016 8 5470

Oh, the ones who count the votes are unassailable. Only 85k votes in six states [View all] 50 LaydeeBug Dec 2016 Dec 2016 12 4217

(538) Recounts Rarely Reverse Election Results [View all] 50 FBaggins Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 7284

What the party needs to do, plain and SIMPLE: 49 RBInMaine Nov 2016 Nov 2016 12 7988

Hillary won 13 out of the 23 open primaries 49 La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 Dec 2016 8 2229

I have asked this question several times and haven't gotten anything like a response 49 dsc Dec 2016 Dec 2016 15 3113

What went wrong with the Democratic Party? Three big failures that led to the current debacle 49 lancelyons Jan 2017 Jan 2017 13 13715

Here is why Bernie would have won. 49 Joe941 Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 8289

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Trump now claiming that he won the Popular vote.. 49 HipChick Nov 2016 Nov 2016 7 3780

Van Jones on The View yesterday- Interesting discussion 49 PatsFan87 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 6 8263

Hillary WON the hearts of the voters. She lost the Electoral College, 49 pnwmom Dec 2016 Dec 2016 40 5617

Can the Democratic Party rise again? Yes and heres the first big thing to watch. 49 RandySF Nov 2016 Dec 2016 23 6032

The Battle Begins As Wisconsin Denies Jill Stein Request For Statewide Hand Recount 48 TheBlackAdder Nov 2016 Nov 2016 18 8110

The election was bogus and should be annulled. 48 randr Jan 2017 Jan 2017 38 5659

Jack Pine nutjobs Swallow. 48 Tavarious Jackson Dec 2016 Jan 2017 30 15373

I am of the opinion that Clinton ran a solid campaign. 48 NCTraveler Jan 2017 Jan 2017 37 4837

Joe Biden: Hillary lost partly due to lack of outreach to those affected by globalization 48 realmirage Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 3215

Just kind of musing here, but it's driving Trump voters NUTS that they can't enjoy their victory. 48 Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2016 Dec 2016 36 8467

The Dangerous Myth That Hillary Clinton Ignored the Working Class 47 Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 20 3873

Hillary .... Fighting for the 99% 47 pbmus Jan 2017 Jan 2017 31 5270

A member of Congress has gone there! Called for Electoral College to STOP TRUMP 47 The Hitman Dec 2016 Dec 2016 112 9257

If I have a choice between a progressive and a centrist, I'll never vote centrist again 47 realmirage Dec 2016 Dec 2016 10 3533

Holy f****** crap 47 Dem2 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 40 6406

Oh, holy shit: 2.25M votes, now! 47 SpankMe Nov 2016 Nov 2016 49 4210

Trump supporters would be most likely to turn on Trump if... 47 Garrett78 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 5419

any O'Malley or Jim Webb supporters? 46 gejohnston Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 3286

Hey! Remember when Trump abruptly stopped campaigning in Swing states 46 LaydeeBug Dec 2016 Dec 2016 52 6131

Mitch McConnell knows how bad it is going to get. 46 madaboutharry Dec 2016 Dec 2016 38 5462

People who believe the Clintons are running a child sex ring out of a pizza place. 46 TwilightZone Dec 2016 Dec 2016 54 4682

Also, bc venting is good, I think they slipped something in her drink last summer 46 LaydeeBug Dec 2016 Dec 2016 8 5225

Oh God. It's real. He's holding a rally just like those damned speeches. 46 nolabear Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2941

Thank You, Hillary. 46 OKNancy Dec 2016 Dec 2016 119 6003

The DNC Contenders Are Not Interested In Your Populist Moment (Huffpo) 46 PatrickforO Jan 2017 Jan 2017 8 12237

The more rantings I hear from the right against the recount 45 DFW Nov 2016 Nov 2016 96 5963

To just write off white working class folks or ANY group ANYWHERE is STUPID. Here is why: 45 RBInMaine Dec 2016 Dec 2016 13 5214

Finding common ground. Can most all of us agree about the following: 45 Garrett78 Dec 2016 Jan 2017 24 6435

CNN: Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton 45 Omaha Steve Dec 2016 Dec 2016 16 4086

Those who say "Americans will never vote for a Socialist Jew" are revealing their own prejudice 45 YoungDemCA Dec 2016 Dec 2016 13 4272

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Reid blames Comey for Hillary Clinton's loss 44 yallerdawg Dec 2016 Dec 2016 17 3391

9/11 was Obamas fault?....... 44 pbmus Dec 2016 Dec 2016 21 6961

Over 150,000 votes stolen in Michigan according to Greg Palast 44 Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 47 7436

Hillary siting - posted on twitter earlier today... 44 iluvtennis Dec 2016 Dec 2016 64 10891

Must Read Twitter call out of Trump's twitter response to SNL 44 mnhtnbb Dec 2016 Dec 2016 136 10494

I sure hope that California and other progressive states (such as NY) vote earlier in the primary! 43 Akamai Jan 2017 Jan 2017 7 5352

Bernie, Bernie, Bernie... 43 vaberella Jan 2017 Jan 2017 21 13000

This message was self-deleted by its author (Poll) 43 Ken Burch Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2196

How can we depress Republican turnout in midterms? Fuck sitting around crying. Time to fight them. 43 bravenak Nov 2016 Nov 2016 10 3303

Where was Baron tonight? 43 elf Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 12033

So-what does anyone here think it would take those who voted Trump this time... 43 Ken Burch Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 2136

About leaving the rust belt behind 43 cilla4progress Nov 2016 Nov 2016 4 3207

Are people underestimating the 'No More Bushes or Clintons' sentiment this election? 43 NRQ891 Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2362

In this election there was no ambiguity where trump stood or what the republican agenda was 43 still_one Nov 2016 Dec 2016 18 2581

"Calling it for what it is" unusual these days... 43 pbmus Jan 2017 Jan 2017 29 8805

Who Else has stopped watching broadcast news since the election? 43 LaydeeBug Dec 2016 Dec 2016 22 4126

538: Voters really did switch to Trump at the last minute 43 pnwmom Dec 2016 Dec 2016 11 4875

Electors can just as easily not vote at all and prevent Trump 43 Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 3443

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