Politics Trump voters warn of 'revolution' if he loses

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  1. Kon
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    Oct 28, 2016
    Some Donald Trump Voters Warn of Revolution if Hillary Clinton Wins

    COLORADO SPRINGS — Big crowds still mob Donald J. Trump when he comes to town, with fans waiting in long lines to attend his rallies, where they eagerly jeer his Democratic rival and holler happily at his message.

    But beneath the cheering, a new emotion is taking hold among some Trump supporters as they grapple with reports predicting that he will lose the election: a dark fear about what will happen if their candidate is denied the White House. Some worry that they will be forgotten, along with their concerns and frustrations. Others believe the nation may be headed for violent conflict.

    Jared Halbrook, 25, of Green Bay, Wis., said that if Mr. Trump lost to Hillary Clinton, which he worried would happen through a stolen election, it could lead to “another Revolutionary War.”

    “People are going to march on the capitols,” said Mr. Halbrook, who works at a call center. “They’re going to do whatever needs to be done to get her out of office, because she does not belong there.”

    “If push comes to shove,” he added, and Mrs. Clinton “has to go by any means necessary, it will be done.”

    Interviews with more than 50 Trump supporters at campaign events in six states over the past week revealed a distinct change from the rollicking mood earlier this year, when Mr. Trump’s surprising primary successes and emergence as an unconventional Republican standard-bearer set off broad excitement. The crowds appeared on edge and quick to lash out.

    And while some voters emphatically disputed polls suggesting that Mrs. Clinton would win, others offered an apocalyptic vision of what life would be like if she did.

    “It’s not what I’m going to do, but I’m scared that the country is going to go into a riot,” said Roger Pillath, 75, a retired teacher from Coleman, Wis. “I’ve never seen the country so divided, just black and white — there’s no compromise whatsoever. The Clinton campaign says together we are stronger, but there’s no together. The country has never been so divided. I’m looking at revolution right now.”



    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/politics/donald-trump-voters.html?_r=0

    ^Full article at the link, I was worried about something like this happening.
     
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    Soldier big cuntry's alias

    Oct 28, 2016
    All talk
     
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

    Oct 28, 2016
    This is what happens when you fear monger. I don't think this will happen on a massive scale but there's always those few idiots.
     
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    I definitely think something will happen either way, regardless of who wins there will be a large number of people that are pissed about the result. I'm just not sure what's gonna happen though.
     
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    Didn't they say the same s--- when Obama was going into office? How well did that work out lol
     
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    Oct 28, 2016
    Lmfao "we r Trump supporters we r legion. We donut forgive and donut foget"
    fa----s
     
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    Eazy gotta have that crunch

    Nov 1, 2016
    If Trump doesn't concede defeat in the election, you'd have massive demonstrations at least

    with all of your guns and capable ex-military nutjobs there's lots of potential for worse trouble too
     
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    US, such a nice country
     
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    lol i had to throw some f---in guy out of a business at work last night and he said i did it because i was a racist trump supporter.
    so i told the entire kitchen staff to get the f--- out.


    he was spanish
     
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    Trump for president!!!
     
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