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		leereeves 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump wins presidency for second time > It's easy to imagine that a feeling of despair about the efficacy of one's vote would drive someone to stay home. That's true, but I don't think Democrats had a feeling of despair before the results came in. It seems like most Democrats are shocked that the election turned out this way.

Ancapistani 10 months ago | [–]

If it helps, the right seems shocked it turned out this way, too.

Personally, I realized last week that I had no reliable way to know what to expect. There was ample data to support predicting any outcome.

lupusreal 10 months ago | [–]

If true, their media diet betrayed them. This outcome was obvious.

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