Boocola wrote:Since Ronald Reagan left office America hasn't been the same, maybe it was because I was understanding how the world politics work or the Berlin wall coming Down marking the end of the cold war, I do know, nuclear weapons makes this world a terrifying place to live.
So your saying what does this has to do with Trump winning the election, nothing the voters voted so deal with it my fellow Americans, like I have to deal with the fact that my ancestor assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
My fellow Americans those words should mean something, now it means nothing. Prove me wrong.
RiaTheGaggedGirl wrote:Boocola wrote:Since Ronald Reagan left office America hasn't been the same, maybe it was because I was understanding how the world politics work or the Berlin wall coming Down marking the end of the cold war, I do know, nuclear weapons makes this world a terrifying place to live.
So your saying what does this has to do with Trump winning the election, nothing the voters voted so deal with it my fellow Americans, like I have to deal with the fact that my ancestor assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
My fellow Americans those words should mean something, now it means nothing. Prove me wrong.
Your ancestor was the guy who murdered Abe Lincoln?
Ozone0530 wrote:Poor whites were tired of being ignored/villified by the left as being uneducated, unenlightened hicks. Despite what might have been said, Trump went to those places and gave the appearance of caring about their issues. His bombast could resonate with a group of people who have been belittled, marginalized and made fun of by the elite left.
Hillary on the other hand assumed the famed "Blue Wall" of the old mid-west, Rust-Belt states, would, just like before, vote for her. So she ignored them and instead went to states which might have seemed more important. I certainly don't agree with his statements, but I can definitely empathize with the voting block that came out in drastic support of him (poor, working class white).
Just my .02
Boocola wrote:RiaTheGaggedGirl wrote:Boocola wrote:Since Ronald Reagan left office America hasn't been the same, maybe it was because I was understanding how the world politics work or the Berlin wall coming Down marking the end of the cold war, I do know, nuclear weapons makes this world a terrifying place to live.
So your saying what does this has to do with Trump winning the election, nothing the voters voted so deal with it my fellow Americans, like I have to deal with the fact that my ancestor assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
My fellow Americans those words should mean something, now it means nothing. Prove me wrong.
Your ancestor was the guy who murdered Abe Lincoln?
My last name is Booth, my sister found out.
Boocola wrote:My last name is Booth, my sister found out.
Jason Toddman wrote:Boocola wrote:My last name is Booth, my sister found out.
If that's your only proof, you're probably not a descendent of John Wilkes Booth himself as he had no known sons and only one daughter, who herself had no sons and two daughters - and therefore any descendants of his would not have Booth's surname. J.W. Booth did have several brothers however (at least some of whom did have sons to carry on his name); it is quite possible you are descended from one of them instead.
There is a theory that Booth escaped pursuit (and that someone else was shot dead in his place at that barn), eventually moved to Texas, and had a family there - but it isn't given wide credence. Some people wanted to try to prove things one way or the other by having the remains of J.W. booth exhumed, but last i heard those efforts failed; in part by objections from J.W's surviving family members (not necessarily direct descendants).
In any case the Booth family descendants are still a well-known and thriving family (particularly in Pennsylvania), so i should think it would be easy enough to find out if you are related to them.
drawscore wrote:Actually, Clinton won the popular vote, and by more than half a million votes. But you take a good hard look at an electoral map which shows the counties she won, and you will understand why we have the electoral college system.
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Jason Toddman wrote:drawscore wrote:Actually, Clinton won the popular vote, and by more than half a million votes. But you take a good hard look at an electoral map which shows the counties she won, and you will understand why we have the electoral college system.
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Suppose you explain the logic of that last bit to us.
RiaTheGaggedGirl wrote:Jason Toddman wrote:drawscore wrote:Actually, Clinton won the popular vote, and by more than half a million votes. But you take a good hard look at an electoral map which shows the counties she won, and you will understand why we have the electoral college system.
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Suppose you explain the logic of that last bit to us.
Yeah Clinton technically got more votes but for some reason like she dropped out as she thought she was gonna lose anyway or something she lost.
Mask6184 wrote: The electoral college system was designed to give areas with a low population, such as rural areas, a say in the selection of the president. If the election is decided solely on popular vote, the campaigns would only focus on the major population centers instead of the rural areas, and thus only the issues of the urban areas would matter more than out in the rural country.