Posts by chordonblue

Just a random observation in Pennsylvania...

Living in Central PA, you don't usually see a whole lot of political action. Most of the people here are passive observers, with many not bothering to vote - or vote Democratic due to union demands.

Not this time.

This was a highly unusual situation - PA went Red for the first time in a LONG time (Reagan era), and the Dems still don't understand why.

I could have predicted the outcome here in the previous August. For miles, all you saw were Trump signs, people painting the name on the sides of large buildings, bumper stickers, the works.

I had Democrat friends who, for the first time ever, voted Republican. After eight stagnant years of Mr. Obama, that old maxim came back into play: It's about the economy, stupid. And really, that's all it was. People around here didn't particularly enjoy Mr. Trump's antics, other than watching him poke a finger in the eye of just about every political leader. However, they wanted to send a message to BOTH parties: Stop listening to the money in D.C. and listen to US!

It appears, unfortunately, that the Beltway still doesn't get it, or they simply want to deflect to things like this ridiculous (still no actual proof of anything), Russia 'link'. Meanwhile the Dems elsewhere continue to lose mid-year elections - no matter how much money they throw at the 'problem'.

So when you read mainstream media reports, keep in mind that the 'wizards of Smart', never bothered to get off the f*cking plane here in PA or in other 'flyover country' areas. We were effectively ignored. They had NO CLUE that the election would turn out like this. Only (of all people on the Left), Michael Moore correctly called it... Because he was on the ground and saw what was happening.

There was no conspiracy (at least not an active one). There was no collusion. There was no plot (other than the DNC ensuring that Bernie Sanders not be allowed to win). Always take what the mainstream says with a rather large grain of salt...