# It was us Liberals in the media bubble.  I didn't know.

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**Created:** [November 9, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-us-liberals-in-the-media-bubble-i-didnt-know/771194 "2016-11-09T13:49:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-us-liberals-in-the-media-bubble-i-didnt-know/771194/30 "2016-11-09T17:08:27Z")

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> [@Caldazar](#):
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> Trump’s heavy-doom-and-gloom resonated more than Clinton’s “we’re already great” (I know, that was Michelle Obama’s speech) because doom-and-gloom is what a majority of people are actually experiencing economically.

> [@Omar\_Little](#):
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> It’s the economy, stupid.

Yeah, this election, those who were economically struggling were looking for someone to say “I feel your pain”; and Trump came closest to doing that.

Unfortunately, as was pointed out in another thread, he’s not really the answer to their problems:

> [@Trump is going to be our next President. I feel sick.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-going-to-be-our-next-president-i-feel-sick/771172/5):
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> You got played. Trump is one of the selfish elites who leaves people like you behind.
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> Trump is the cause of your problems not the solution. And he’s laughing at you now.

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